# Accident 19831228075919A: Boeing 727224, New York, NY, December 28, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1983, 17:25 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: La Guardia
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 40.7705° N, 73.8704° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7705&lon=-73.8704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79750, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79750-2018-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-224 (registry code 1384076, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-224) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-5 (registry code 52046, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727224
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D15
- People aboard: 124
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,750 total, 6,100 in this make and model, 231 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84AA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84AA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831228075919A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD DURING WIND SHEAR CONDITION. PILOT USED POOR TECHNIQUE USING GROUND SPOILERS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX84AA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84AA132), Dec 28, 1983: Boeing 727-224 (N79750), New York, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N79750 (1)

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

- [Incident 19951107036249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951107036249I), Nov 7, 1995: Boeing 727224 (N79750), Panama City, PN, Substantial damage. Plane sitting on ramp, 1,200 lbs of matches caught fire, burned through caro compartment lining.

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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