# Incident 19890618033859I: Boeing 727224, Wichita, KS, June 18, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1989, 14:45 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Wichita Mid-Continent
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88706, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88706-2002-09-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-224 (registry code 1384076, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-224) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727224
- Reported engine: PWA JT8*
- People aboard: 149
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890618033859I

## Narrative

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

UNSCHEDULED LANDING DUE TO MEDICAL EMERGENCY. PASSENGER WITH HEART PROBLEM WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.

## Other reports on N88706 (5)

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

- [Incident 19880907050889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880907050889I), Sep 7, 1988: Boeing 727224 (N88706), Fresno, CA. Outboard tire on right gear failed on touchdown. Skid pattern showed tire wheel assembly locked at touchdown.
- [Incident 19870929064569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870929064569I), Sep 29, 1987: Boeing 727224 (N88706), San Antonio, TX. Entire cabin filled with smoke while parked at the gate. Passengers deplaned. Right pack control switch defective.
- [Incident 19860227008859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860227008859I), Feb 27, 1986: Boeing 727224 (N88706), Orlando, FL, Minor damage. Van backed into and along leading edge of right wing while aircraft was parked at the gate.
- [Incident 19840320012799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840320012799I), Mar 20, 1984: Boeing 727224 (N88706), Kansas City, MO, Minor damage. While taxing for takeoff a snowplow operating in reverse struck the aircraft. Pilot had been cleared for taxi.
- [Incident 19790729012599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790729012599I), Jul 29, 1979: Boeing 727224 (N88706), San Francisco, CA. Flight returned after engine failed. Combustion chamber failed.

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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