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This FAA compilation, released through The Black Vault, covers an incident on January 29, 1987 involving Alaska Airlines Flight 53. The Boeing 737 was flying from Nome to Anchorage when its crew saw a fast-moving target on their weather radar about 60 miles west of McGrath, Alaska. The file includes an incident record, a certified controller transcript, the FAA's crew interview statement and a news release. Anchorage Center's radar data showed no such aircraft, and the USAF reported no military traffic in the area.
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Order of operations IDENTIFICATION A. 1. CODE 2. DATE 1/29/87 3. TIME (Local) 1840AST AIRCRAFT INCIDENT RECORD 4. CATEGORY AIR CARRIER-TYPE: AIR TAXI GENERAL AVIATION COMMUTER OTHER 5. DAY OF WEEK Thursday 7. LOCATION (City and State) 60 miles west of McGrath, AK 6. COORDINATES 63.20N 157.30W 8. NEAREST FIX (Radial and Distance) MCG 272°/60 miles AIRCRAFT B. 1. AIRFRAME 2. ENGINES MAKE/MODEL N/A TOTAL HOURS 3. PROPELLERS MAKE/MODEL N/A TOTAL HOURS MAKE/MODEL Boeing 737 SERIAL NO. (Malfunctioning) 1. ___ 2. ___ 3. ___ 4. SERIAL NO. (Malfunctioning) 1. ___ 2. ___ 3. ___ 4. REGISTRATION NO. N743AS T.S.O. (Malfunctioning) 1. ___ 2. ___ 3. ___ 4. T.S.O. (Malfunctioning) 1. ___ 2. ___ 3. ___ 4. AIRWORTHINESS CLASS Standard 1. ___ 2. ___ 3. ___ 4. 1. ___ 2. ___ 3. ___ 4. HOURS 1. ___ 2. ___ 3. ___ 4. 1. ___ 2. ___ 3. ___ 4. T.S.O. N/A TOTAL TIME N/A 6. AIR CARRIER OPERATING CERTIFICATE NO. 802 AUTHORIZED OPERATIONS UNDER FAR PARTS: 121 OPERATOR C. 1. NAME AND ADDRESS Alaska Airlines Seattle, Washington 7. OPERATING CERTIFICATE NO. N/A AUTHORIZED OPERATIONS UNDER FAR PARTS: N/A 2. FLIGHT NO. AS #53 4. MAINT. DESIGNATOR ASAA 5. FATAL INJURY 6. DAMAGE 8. TYPE OF FLYING 3. UNDER FAR 121 5. CAB 298C FILED YES X NO X NONE PERSONAL INJURY AND DAMAGE D. 1. PERSONS INVOLVED 2. PERSONS ABOARD 3. MINOR INJURY 4. SERIOUS INJURY 5. FATAL INJURY 6. DAMAGE 8. TYPE OF FLYING X NONE MINOR BUSINESS PASSENGERS 17 0 0 0 SUBSTANTIAL EXECUTIVE CORP CLEAR CREW 2 0 0 DESTROYED INSTRUCTION CABIN CREW 2 0 0 FIRE AFTER IMPACT AERIAL APPLICATION GROUND CREW 0 0 0 UNKNOWN FERRY PUBLIC/OTHER 0 0 0 7. PHASE OF OPERATION TEST TOTALS 2I 0 0 GROUND PARACHUTE HANDICAPPED 0 0 0 TAXI AIR SHOW EVACUATION INJURIES 0 0 0 X LEVEL FLIGHT PASSENGER/CARGO 9. PART NAME/NO. N/A LANDING UNKNOWN AIRPORT E. 1. NAME N/A CONTROLLED UNCONTROLLED 6. REMARKS 2. RUNWAY NUMBER 3. FIELD ELEVATION 4. RUNWAY LENGTH 5. SURFACE CONDITION WEATHER F. 1. SOURCE Pilot 3. SKY CONDITION Clear 5. VISIBILITY RESTRICTION none 7. D.P. UNK 8. WIND UNK 10. REMARKS 2. TIME 1835AST 4. VISIBILITY Unlimited 6. TEMP. -38° Approx. 9. ALTIMETER 29.92 FAA Form 8020-5 (4-80) SUPERSEDES PREVIOUS EDITION
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