# Incident 19890514027769I: Boeing 757251, Boston, MA, May 14, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1989, 12:30 local time
- Place: Boston, MA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 42.3584° N, 71.0598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boston, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3584&lon=-71.0598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N507US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N507US-2018-03-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 757-251 (registry code 1384970, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-251) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757251
- Reported engine: PWA JT9D7R4D
- People aboard: 144
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890514027769I

## Narrative

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

8 PACKS OF MATCHES IGNITED WHEN GALLEY OVEN WAS TURNED ON. EXTINGUISHED BY ATTENDANT. MATCHES WERE WITH MEALS.

## Other reports on N507US (1)

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

- [Incident 19970529017869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970529017869I), May 29, 1997: Boeing 757251 (N507US), Washington, DC, Minor damage. Narrative: aircraft was landing on runway 18 at dca (Washington National Airport) with winds reported 170 degrees 8 knots. Touchdown was reported as "firm" but…

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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