# Incident 19870618054339I: Boeing 757251, Detroit, MI, June 18, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1987, 08:00 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit Metro Wayne County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 42.4007° N, 82.9993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4007&lon=-82.9993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N515US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N515US-2009-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 757-251 (registry code 1384970, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-251) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757251
- People aboard: 123
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,124 total, 837 in this make and model, 93 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87IA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87IA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870618054339I

## Narrative

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

OVER ROTATED AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF. TAIL STRIKE WITH SCRAPE.

## 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 CHI87IA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87IA163), Jun 18, 1987: Boeing 757-251 (N515US), Detroit, MI, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N515US (2)

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

- [Incident 19990613024169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990613024169I), Jun 13, 1999: Boeing 757251 (N515US), Little Rock, AR. On June 13, 1999, at 1120 CDT, N515US, a Boeing 757, operating as flight 946 by northwest airlines, enroute to memphis from seattle, diverted to Little Rock…
- [Incident 19960925037959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960925037959I), Sep 25, 1996: Boeing 757251 (N515US), Edmonton Albert, CN. Narrative: engine flameout during climb from 240 to 370 at approx. 310 without warning. Vibrations noted during engine wind down. No eicas status messages…

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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