# Incident 19781018032759I: Boeing 727, New York, NY, October 18, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1978, 08:12 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: La Guardia International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AAL
- Location: 40.7772° N, 73.8726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAGUARDIA (LGA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7772&lon=-73.8726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6832, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6832-1995-11-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-223 (registry code 1384074, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- People aboard: 120
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781018032759I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT SINKING 600 TO 700 FPM, SPEED VREF PLUS 15.DECK ANGLE NORMAL. CAPTAIN SAID CRAFT HIT "SINKER" AT 50 FEET.

## Other reports on N6832 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19820428027949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820428027949I), Apr 28, 1982: Boeing 727223 (N6832), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. Pilot aborted takeoff roll when both tires blew on left main gear.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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