# Incident 19881106071319I: Boeing 727251, Houston, TX, November 6, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 1988, 10:03 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: William P Hobby Airport
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PAAA
- Location: 29.6505° N, 95.2804° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6505&lon=-95.2804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N386PA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N386PA-1992-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-251 (registry code 138408H, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-251) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727251
- Reported engine: PWA JT8*
- People aboard: 53
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,585 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89IA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89IA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881106071319I

## Narrative

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

EVASIVE MANEUVER WAS TAKEN TO AVOID COLLISION WITH A CESSNA SINGLE DURING INITIAL APPROACH. CESSNA NOT IDENTIFIED.

## 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 FTW89IA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89IA016), Nov 6, 1988: Boeing 727 (N386PA), Houston, TX, incident, no damage. Probable cause: POOR PLANNING/DECISION BY THE UNIDENTIFIED CESSNA PILOT BY MANEUVERING IN BUSY AIRSPACE NEAR THE ARSA WITH NO ATC COORDINATION OR TRANSPONDER SIGNAL; NO TRAFFIC ADVISORY BEING ISSUED BY THE APPROACH…

## Other reports on N386PA (1)

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

- [Incident 19890923058819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890923058819I), Sep 23, 1989: Boeing 727251 (N386PA), Houston, TX. Cockpit fire warning on climbout. Returned. 15th stage manifold cracked and fire element grounded.

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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