# Incident 19881118068399I: Boeing 727227, Detroit, MI, November 18, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 1988, 17:00 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit Metro Wayne County
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PAIA
- Location: 42.2124° N, 83.3534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DETROIT METRO WAYNE COUNTY (DTW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2124&lon=-83.3534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N722AA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727227
- People aboard: 143
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881118068399I

## Narrative

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

INTOXICATED PASSENGER VERBALLY AND PHYSICALLY ABUSIVE TO PASSENGERS AND ATTENDANTS.REFUSED TO STAY BUCKLED IN SEAT.

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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