# Incident 19791222048709I: Boeing 727222, Denver, CO, December 22, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 1979, 11:14 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Stapleton International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UAL
- Location: 39.7392° N, 104.9847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denver, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7392&lon=-104.9847&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7266U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7266U-2013-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-222 (registry code 1384073, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-222) (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 727222
- People aboard: 125
- 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/19791222048709I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY, STRUCK LIGHTS.

## Other reports on N7266U (1)

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

- [Incident 19860307018519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860307018519I), Mar 7, 1986: Boeing 727222 (N7266U), Indianapolis, IN. Failed to hold short as instructed and crossed runway as other aircraft touched down.

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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