# Incident 19840105025199I: Boeing 72790C, Seattle, WA, January 5, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 1984, 14:00 local time
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Airport: Seattle/Tacoma
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ASAA
- Location: 47.4798° N, 122.2900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4798&lon=-122.2900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N766AS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N766AS-1989-01-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-90C (registry code 1384030, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-90c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72790C
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D7
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,100 total, 0 in this make and model, 247 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA84IA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84IA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840105025199I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK RUNWAY APPROACH LIGHT SYSTEM WHILE LANDING SHORT OF THRESHOLD. DAMAGED LEFT WHEEL AND TIRE AND LEFT FLAP.

## 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 SEA84IA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84IA033), Jan 5, 1984: Boeing B-727-90C (N766AS), Seattle, WA, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N766AS (3)

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

- [Incident 19870609021199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870609021199I), Jun 9, 1987: Boeing 72790C (N766AS), Anchorage, AK, Destroyed. Mechanic taxied 727 to a gate with an unauthorized co-pilot and inadvertently deactivated brakes. Hit jetway. Burned.
- [Incident 19870102001449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870102001449I), Jan 2, 1987: Boeing 72790C (N766AS), Juneau, AK. Missed approach due to suspected flap malfunction. Recycled switch and indication was normal. Safe landing.
- [Incident 19861208079099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861208079099I), Dec 8, 1986: Boeing 72790C (N766AS), Ketchikan, AK. Crew oxygen noted to be depleted on climbout. Diverted. Found jump seat regulator switch in emergency position.

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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