# Incident 19791026054259I: Boeing 727222, Miami, FL, October 26, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1979, 00:11 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: International
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UAL
- Location: 25.7743° N, 80.1937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7743&lon=-80.1937&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7296U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7296U-1992-10-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-222 (registry code 1384073, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727222
- Reported engine: PWA JT8*
- 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/19791026054259I

## Narrative

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

INTERIOR FIRE AFTER CLEAN-UP CREW SECURED THE AIRCRAFT. COULD HAVE BEEN FROM A CIGARETTE.

## Other reports on N7296U (1)

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

- [Incident 19820303005219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820303005219I), Mar 3, 1982: Boeing 727222 (N7296U), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. Tail struck light pole turning to park on ramp. Damaged horizontal stabilizer.

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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