# Incident 19870711046889I: Boeing 727225, Washington, DC, July 11, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1987, 18:35 local time
- Place: Washington, DC
- Airport: Washington National
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EALA
- Location: 38.9093° N, 77.0206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9093&lon=-77.0206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8892Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8892Z-2004-08-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-225 (registry code 1384077, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-225) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727225
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA87IA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87IA204) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870711046889I

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED WIND SHEAR ON APPROACH, ALL ENGINES EXCEEDED MAX EPR. DIVERTED TO A SAFE LANDING. ENGINES CHANGED.

## 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 MIA87IA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87IA204), Jul 11, 1987: Boeing 727-225 (N8892Z), Washington, DC, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N8892Z (2)

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

- [Incident 19990623021889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990623021889I), Jun 23, 1999: Boeing 727225 (N8892Z), Kansas City, MO. (-5)Geographic inspectors investigated an incident involving charter america operated by custom air transport, who have a wet lease agreement with emery.…
- [Incident 19900912047589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900912047589I), Sep 12, 1990: Boeing 727225 (N8892Z), Baltimore, MD. Inboard flaps stuck at 2 degrees down. Returned. Flap control indicator defective.

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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