# Incident 19890529031019I: Boeing 737247, Milwaukee, WI, May 29, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1989, 19:09 local time
- Place: Milwaukee, WI
- Airport: General Mitchell Field
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: BNFA
- Location: 42.9469° N, 87.8971° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GENERAL MITCHELL INTL (MKE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9469&lon=-87.8971&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4511W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4511W-1997-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-247 (registry code 138448D, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-247) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737247
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D9A
- People aboard: 79
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 750 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890529031019I

## Narrative

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

EXPERIENCED A FLAME OUT IN LEFT ENGINE DURING DESCENT. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. CAUSE NOT STATED.

## Other reports on N4511W (1)

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

- [Incident 19830119007029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830119007029I), Jan 19, 1983: Boeing 737247 (N4511W), Boise, ID. 4 Main tires blew out on roll out. Brakes cold. Replaced brakes and anti skid devices.

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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