# Incident 19850329026869I: Boeing 727200, Mexico City, Mexico, March 29, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 1985, 14:05 local time
- Place: Mexico City, Mexico
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Aircraft: N701AA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,474 total, 4,956 in this make and model, 190 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85IA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85IA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850329026869I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK LIGHT STANDARD AFTER LIFTOFF. CREW DID NOT USE ALL RUNWAY, TURN OFF AC PACKS, DID NOT HAVE PERFORMANCE DATA.

## 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 FTW85IA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85IA168), Mar 29, 1985: Boeing 727-200B (N701AA), Mexico City, Mexico, incident, minor damage

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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