31.9979° N, 106.3278° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Newman, TX, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 23, 1987 · 17:11 local
Place
Newman, TX
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AWXA
Aircraft
NR727
Reported as
Boeing 737*
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,993 total4,693 in this make and model173 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot of a PA28 became alarmed that a 737 would not stop his climb. Dove and turned which put them within 500 feet.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT OF A PA28 BECAME ALARMED THAT A 737 WOULD NOT STOP HIS CLIMB. DOVE AND TURNED WHICH PUT THEM WITHIN 500 FEET.