# Incident 19850716042709I: Boeing 707331B, Waco, TX, July 16, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1985, 07:38 local time
- Place: Waco, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: IADA
- Location: 31.5493° N, 97.1467° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waco, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5493&lon=-97.1467&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7231T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7231T-1991-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 707-331B (registry code 138366H, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-707-331b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707331B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850716042709I

## Narrative

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

ATC REPORTED AIRCRAFT WENT BELOW ASSIGNED ALTITUDE. FOUND ERRONEOUS MODE C READOUT FROM FIRST OFFICERS ALTIMETER.

## Other reports on N7231T (1)

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

- [Accident 19890208001989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890208001989A), Feb 8, 1989: Boeing 707331B (N7231T), Destroyed, 145 fatal. Too low on landing approach, crashed into a ridge.

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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