# Incident 19880821050159I: Boeing 737301, Las Vegas, NV, August 21, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1988, 23:40 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Mc Carran International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N590US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N590US-2008-09-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-301 (registry code 138447R, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CFM56 series (registry code 30016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737301
- People aboard: 126
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880821050159I

## Narrative

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

PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO BLOWN TIRES ON RIGHT GEAR. OVERHEAD OXYGEN PANELS CAME LOOSE FALLING ON 6 PASSENGERS.

## Other reports on N590US (1)

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

- [Incident 19891120062579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891120062579I), Nov 20, 1989: Boeing 737301 (N590US), Philadelphia, PA. Diverted due to weather. Upon arrival advised to hold. Declared low fuel. Proceeded to alternate airport.

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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