# Incident 19790401013809I: Boeing 727223, Des Moines, IA, April 1, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1979, 13:27 local time
- Place: Des Moines, IA
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AAL
- Location: 41.6005° N, 93.6091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Des Moines, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6005&lon=-93.6091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6810, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6810-2013-07-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-223 (registry code 1384074, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727223
- 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/19790401013809I

## Narrative

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

PILOT ADVISED WEATHER BELOW MINIMUMS AND FALLING, LANDED ANYWAY

## Other reports on N6810 (3)

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

- [Incident 19931109047799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931109047799I), Nov 9, 1993: Boeing 727223 (N6810), Nashville, TN, Minor damage. Struck a ground service baggage truck while taxiing. Had wing walker. Wing walker not visible from cockpit.
- [Incident 19821226067229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821226067229I), Dec 26, 1982: Boeing 727223 (N6810), Memphis, TN, Minor damage. Wing tip and tail struck runway on misaligned go around. Passenger in terminal reported event.
- [Incident 19800811064599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800811064599I), Aug 11, 1980: Boeing 727223 (N6810), Flushing, NY, Minor damage. Severe engine vibration on rejected takeoff roll. Engine fail light came on. Found broken blade in 1st fanstage.

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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