# Incident 19790930049279I: Boeing 727, Houston, TX, September 30, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1979, 12:32 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Intercontinental
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DAL
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N420DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N420DA-2001-02-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-232 (registry code 1384082, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- Reported engine: PWA JT8*
- People aboard: 48
- 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/19790930049279I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SHUT DOWN DUE TO LOW OIL PRESSURE. COMPRESSOR SECTION SEIZED.

## Other reports on N420DA (2)

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

- [Incident 20000124000089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000124000089I), Jan 24, 2000: Boeing 727232 (N420DA), Pittsburgh, PA, Minor damage. (-23) On January 24, 2000, at 2220E, a B-727-232, s/n 21273, registered as N420DA, operated by "dala" as flight #495 was enroute from "buf" to "alt" when the…
- [Incident 19921206055779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921206055779I), Dec 6, 1992: Boeing 727277 (N420DA), Orlando, FL, Minor damage. Captain hit the tail skid of the aircraft on runway during landing. Tail skid broke off.

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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