# Incident 19800625048639I: Boeing 727, Point Mugu, CA, June 25, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1980, 11:00 local time
- Place: Point Mugu, CA
- Airport: Naval Air Station
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Aircraft: N40486, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40486-1996-11-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-22 (registry code 1384002, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- People aboard: 83
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 7,000 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/19800625048639I

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT NOTIFIED 2 EXPLOSIVE DEVICES ABOARD SET TO DETONATE. PILOT DIVERTED TO POINT MUGU FOR ASSISTANCE.

## Other reports on N40486 (5)

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

- [Incident 19901219065899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901219065899I), Dec 19, 1990: Boeing 72722 (N40486), Colorado Spring, CO, Minor damage. NR1 engine failed after takeoff. Secured engine and continued to denver. Turbine damaged to 2 stages.
- [Incident 19900515028439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900515028439I), May 15, 1990: Boeing 72722 (N40486), West Palm Beach, FL. Lost a system hydraulic pressure after takeoff. Returned. Towed to gate with gears pinned.
- [Incident 19800413049469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800413049469I), Apr 13, 1980: Boeing 727 (N40486), Austin, TX. Smoke noted in cockpit. Flight returned to Austin. Interior lighting ballast transformer failed.
- [Incident 19800408047989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800408047989I), Apr 8, 1980: Boeing 72722 (N40486), Los Angeles, CA, Minor damage. Aircraft struck an improperly parked loader unit while taxiing to gate.
- [Incident 19791112053849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791112053849I), Nov 12, 1979: Boeing 727 (N40486), San Antonio, TX. After takeoff, #1 engine oil clog light came on. Landed, #1 EGT redlined. Found metal in screen.

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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