# Incident 19831019069219I: Boeing 727200, Great Falls, MT, October 19, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1983, 11:11 local time
- Place: Great Falls, MT
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 47.5025° N, 111.3000° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Great Falls, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5025&lon=-111.3000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N259US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N259US-2001-11-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-251 (registry code 138408H, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-251) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-5 (registry code 52046, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,821 total, 4,150 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/19831019069219I

## Narrative

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

TOWER PERSONNEL OBSERVED AIRCRAFT OVER APPROACH RUNWAY OVERRUN WITH GEAR UP. ATC ADVISED CREW. LANDED SAFELY.

## Other reports on N259US (1)

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

- [Incident 19850823046059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850823046059I), Aug 23, 1985: Boeing 727251 (N259US), Tampa, FL, Minor damage. Epr dropped to near zero and takeoff was aborted. 13th stage bleed crossover duct ruptured.

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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