# Incident 19801126080339I: Boeing 72730, Austin, TX, November 26, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 1980, 14:25 local time
- Place: Austin, TX
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 30.2672° N, 97.7431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Austin, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2672&lon=-97.7431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18478, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18478-2012-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-30 (registry code 1384008, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-30) (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 72730
- People aboard: 76
- 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/19801126080339I

## Narrative

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

PRESSURIZATION LOST AT 17800 FEET. REAR CARGO DOOR NOT PROPERLY LATCHED.

## Other reports on N18478 (1)

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

- [Incident 19830601031669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830601031669I), Jun 1, 1983: Boeing 72730 (N18478), Kansas City, MO. Lost complete pressurization at cruise altitude. All masks deployed. Found bird nest jammed in valve butterfly.

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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