# Incident 19871027081672I: Boeing 727214, Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands, October 27, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1987, 21:03 local time
- Place: Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Airport: Alexander Hamilton
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PAAA
- Location: 17.7466° N, 64.7032° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Christiansted, VI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=17.7466&lon=-64.7032&mi=10
- Aircraft: N375PA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727214
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D1
- People aboard: 66
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,437 total, 8,259 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88IA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88IA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871027081672I

## Narrative

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

EVASIVE MANUEVER PERFORMED TO MISS DC3 N80617 BOTH ON VFR APPROACH. NO LIGHTS ON DC 3. 727 NOT ON LOCAL ADVISOR.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N80617, Doug DC3: [Incident 19871027081671I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871027081671I)

## 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 MIA88IA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88IA020), Oct 28, 1987: Boeing 727-214 (N375PA), St Croix, incident, no damage

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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