26.7153° N, 80.0534° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of West Palm Beach, FL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 26, 1988 · 13:39 local
Place
West Palm Beach, FL
Airport
Palm Beach International
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
CALA
Damage
Damage unknown
Aircraft
N431PE
Reported as
Boeing 737217
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8*
People aboard
113
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,906 total1,455 in this make and model182 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.
Engine did not develop takeoff power. Aborted. Returned to gate. Passengers deplaned. Cause undetermined.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE DID NOT DEVELOP TAKEOFF POWER. ABORTED. RETURNED TO GATE. PASSENGERS DEPLANED. CAUSE UNDETERMINED.