# Incident 19890908066609I: Boeing 7372B7, Kansas City, MO, September 8, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1989, 21:37 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 39.2976° N, 94.7139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KANSAS CITY INTL (MCI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2976&lon=-94.7139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N283AU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N283AU-2003-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-2B7 (registry code 138447C, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-2b7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15 (registry code 52051, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7372B7
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D15
- People aboard: 64
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,300 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA89IA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA89IA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890908066609I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWERLINES 50 FEET AGL ON A BACK COURSE LOC APPROACH IN AREA OF HEAVY RAIN. MISTOOK GROUND LIGHTS FOR HIRL.

## 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 DCA89IA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA89IA071), Sep 9, 1989: Boeing 737-200A (N283AU), Kansas City, MO, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: THE FLIGHTCREW'S FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY PREPARE FOR AND EXECUTE A NONPRECISION APPROACH AND THEIR SUBSEQUENT PREMATURE DESCENT BELOW MINIMUM DESCENT ALTITUDE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT…

## Other reports on N283AU (2)

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

- [Incident 19970711021879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970711021879I), Jul 11, 1997: Boeing 7372B7 (N283AU), Kansas City, MO. Narrative: us airways flight 2160 departed mci enroute to pit on 7-11-97. During climb out, number 2 engine experienced high EGT and low epr. The flight crew…
- [Incident 19900423015289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900423015289I), Apr 23, 1990: Boeing 7372B7 (N283AU), Syracuse, NY. Oil bypass light came on. Emergency landing with right engine shut down. Oil filter had carbon in it.

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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