# Accident 19870413083419A: Boeing 707351C, Kansas City, MO, April 13, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1987, 21:55 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: BUFA
- Location: 39.0896° N, 94.5790° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0896&lon=-94.5790&mi=10
- Aircraft: N144SP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707351C
- Reported engine: PWA JT3D3B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 350 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA87MA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA87MA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870413083419A

## Narrative

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

WENT BELOW DECISION HEIGHT ON ILS. IGNORED ATC WARNINGS AND GPWS FAILED TO OPERATE. INADEQUATE CREW COORDINATION.

## 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 DCA87MA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA87MA026), Apr 14, 1987: Boeing 707-351C (N144SP), Kansas City, MO, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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