# Incident 19800722062269I: Boeing 727251, Morgantown, WV, July 22, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1980, 13:23 local time
- Place: Morgantown, WV
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 39.6375° N, 79.9469° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morgantown, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6375&lon=-79.9469&mi=10
- Aircraft: N258US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N258US-1998-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-251 (registry code 138408H, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-251) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727251
- People aboard: 62
- 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/19800722062269I

## Narrative

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

REAR AIRSTAIRS CAME OPEN IN FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N258US (2)

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

- [Incident 19950413011259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950413011259I), Apr 13, 1995: Boeing 727251 (N258US), Atlantic City, NJ, Minor damage. Narrative: on April 13, 1995 at approximately 1220 hours, a Boeing 727, N258US piloted by a kiwi international airlines experienced difficulties while landing…
- [Incident 19860521027929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860521027929I), May 21, 1986: Boeing 727251 (N258US), Great Falls, MT. Recycled gear to get a safe indication and made a safe landing. Lubricated the nose gear.

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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