# Incident 19890301066599I: Doug DC982, Houston, TX, March 1, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1989, 10:37 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Houston Intercontinental Airport
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 29.9897° N, 95.4583° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9897&lon=-95.4583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N820NY (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC982
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D217
- People aboard: 123
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89IA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89IA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890301066599I

## Narrative

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

NEAR MISS WITH N918TW, ATC A FACTOR.

## 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 FTW89IA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89IA064), Mar 1, 1989: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (N820NY), Houston, TX, incident, no damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE TRACON FINAL APPROACH CONTROLLER TO ASSURE RADAR SEPARATION BETWEEN THE AIRCRAFT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION BY THE ATC SUPERVISOR, EXCESSIVE WORKLOAD…

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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