# Incident 19881113067679I: Boeing 727227, Boston, MA, November 13, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 1988, 20:11 local time
- Place: Boston, MA
- Airport: General Edward Lawrence Logan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PQSA
- Location: 42.3629° N, 71.0064° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GENERAL EDWARD LAWRENCE LOGAN INTL (BOS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3629&lon=-71.0064&mi=10
- Aircraft: N555PE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727227
- People aboard: 136
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89IA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89IA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881113067679I

## Narrative

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

555PE CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF WAS BEHIND OTHER PLANES HOLDING ON RUNWAY AT INTERSECTION. AVERTED COLLISION AND RETURNED

## 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 NYC89IA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89IA028), Nov 14, 1988: Boeing 727-227 (N555PE), Boston, MA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE LOCAL CONTROLLER TO DETECT THE RED T ON THE DEPARTURE STRIP ON PRE659 WHEN HE CLEARED HIM INTO POSITION AND HOLD. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS AND THE LACK OF…

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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