# Incident 19860205014239I: Doug DC871F, Houston, TX, February 5, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 1986, 09:25 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ISAA
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N702UP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N702UP-2018-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-8-71F (registry code 302199D, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-71f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3&3B (registry code 52039, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt3d-3-3b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC871F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860205014239I

## Narrative

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

CREW MISUNDERSTOOD CLEARANCE ALTITUDE AND ATC DID NOT CORRECT INCORRECT READBACK. LOSS OF STANDARD SEPARATION.

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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