# Accident 19880929069589A: Boeing 757225, San Jose Costa, CS, September 29, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1988, 10:30 local time
- Place: San Jose Costa, CS
- Airport: Juan Santamaria International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EALA
- Aircraft: N523EA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757225
- People aboard: 128
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,234 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA88RA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA88RA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880929069589A

## Narrative

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

LOUD BANG AT ROTATION.ABORTED,CAME DOWN HARD ON NOSE GEAR ,BUCKLED FUSELAGE AHEAD OF WINGS.LEFT MAIN TIRES RUPTURED

## 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 DCA88RA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA88RA108), Sep 29, 1988: Boeing 757 (N523EA), Alajuela, Costa Rica

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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