Boeing 727-200B N701AA
29 March 1985 · Mexico City, Mexico · No injuries
Summary
On 29 March 1985 at about 20:11 local time, a Boeing 727-200B registered N701AA was involved in an incident near Mexico City, Mexico. 152 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:11
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Nearest airport
- Dfw (DFW)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727-200B
- Registration
- N701AA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Mexico City → Dfw Inter Arpt
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW85IA168
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 152 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF A 27 FOOT TALL LIGHT POLE WAS STRUCK BY THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR 1,677 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RWY. ACFT GROSS WEIGHT DICTATED A 5 DEG FLAP TAKEOFF AND COMPANY PERFORMANCE DATA AUTHORIZED DEPARTURE ON EITHER RWY 5R OR 23L. THE CREW PERFORMED AN INTERSECTION TAKEOFF ON RWY 23R RESULTING IN 10,415 FT OF USABLE RWY INSTEAD OF THE PROGRAMED 13,190 FT ON 5R/23L. THE CAPTAIN WAS FLYING THE ACFT BUT NEITHER THE COPILOT OR THE FLIGHT ENGINEER RECOGNIZED THE ERROR OR INITIATED REMEDIAL ACTION. POLE CONTACT RESULTED IN A BLOWN #4 TIRE AND DAMAGE TO THE GEAR ASS'Y AND TRAILING EDGE FLAP. THE ACFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY AT DFW ARPT, THE INTENDED DEST. DENSITY ALT WAS APRX 10,000 FT MSL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 727 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 1985 | Boeing 727-200 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 1985 | Boeing 727-225 | Richmond, Virginia, United States | Eastern Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jan 1985 | Boeing 727-225 | La Paz, Bolivia | - | Fatal | 29 |
| 8 Nov 1985 | Boeing 727-23 | Bellevue, Nebraska, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 1985 | Boeing 727-200 | Oakland, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1985 | Boeing 727-223 | Little Rock, Arkansas, United States | American Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Nov 1987 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-15 | Tijuana, Mexico | Aero Mexico Airlines | Unknown | - |
| 16 Nov 1987 | Cessna 441 | Mexicali, Mexico | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 14 Feb 1987 | Boeing 707-323B | Durango, Mexico | Ports of Call, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Feb 1987 | Cessna 175 | La Union Morale, Mexico | Donald L. Harper | Fatal | 3 |
| 27 Nov 1987 | Piper PA46 | Guaymas, Mexico | Georgi, Marcel | No injuries | - |
| 26 Nov 1987 | Cessna 182 | Punta Pescadero, Mexico | Bray, Darren W. | Minor injuries | - |