# Incident 19890913053949I: Boeing 757232, Ft Lauderdale, FL, September 13, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1989, 10:45 local time
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: Ft Lauderdale-Hollywood International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 26.0893° N, 80.1506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0893&lon=-80.1506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N629DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N629DL-2017-05-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 757-232 (registry code 1384965, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW2037 (registry code 52117, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw2037) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757232
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89IA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89IA248) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890913053949I

## Narrative

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

REAR FUSELAGE CONTACTED RUNWAY ON TOUCH DOWN. DAMAGED ANTENNA-DRAIN MAST AND FUSELAGE.

## 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 MIA89IA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89IA248), Sep 13, 1989: Boeing 757-232 (N629DL), Fort Lauderdale, FL, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER USE OF THE ELEVATOR CONTROL.

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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