# Incident 19840716047079I: Boeing 727251, Pembina, ND, July 16, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1984, 14:56 local time
- Place: Pembina, ND
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 48.9671° N, 97.2469° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pembina, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.9671&lon=-97.2469&mi=10
- Aircraft: N293US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N293US-2007-09-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-251 (registry code 138408H, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-251) (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 727251
- People aboard: 77
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,172 total, 145 in this make and model, 145 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840716047079I

## Narrative

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

EXPERIENCED SEVERE UPDRAFT DOWNDRAFT CYCLES. NO WEATHER INDICATED ON RADAR. SEATBELT SIGN ON. PASSENGERS INJURED.

## Other reports on N293US (1)

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

- [Incident 19901102061399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901102061399I), Nov 2, 1990: Boeing 727200 (N293US), Juneau, AK. Over flew sitka due to flaps being stuck at 02 degrees. Landed Juneau. Replaced flap indicator.

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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