# Accident 19850623075809A: Boeing 727100, South Haven, MI, June 23, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1985, 17:08 local time
- Place: South Haven, MI
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 42.4004° N, 86.2691° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4004&lon=-86.2691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1965, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1965-1994-07-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-123 (registry code 138404G, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-123) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727100
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D7
- People aboard: 64
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 4,500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85FA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FA249) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850623075809A

## Narrative

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

EVASIVE MANUEVER ON DESCENT TO AVOID A LIGHT TWIN AIRCRAFT. ATTENDANTS AND PASSENGER INJURED. TWIN NOT ON ATC SCOPE

## 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 CHI85FA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FA249), Jun 23, 1985: Boeing 727 (N1965), South Haven, MI, no damage

## Other reports on N1965 (1)

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

- [Incident 19790421024699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790421024699I), Apr 21, 1979: Boeing 727123 (N1965), St Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. Flap track roller bearing separated in flight, fell through roof of a residence. PN65 41332 1.

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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