# Accident 19891014066559A: Boeing 727232, Salt Lake City, UT, October 14, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1989, 14:19 local time
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT
- Airport: Salt Lake City International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 40.8100° N, 111.9393° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8100&lon=-111.9393&mi=10
- Aircraft: N530DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N530DA-1995-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-232 (registry code 1384082, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727232
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D15A
- People aboard: 17
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA90MA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA90MA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891014066559A

## Narrative

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

LEAKY CABIN OXYGEN SYSTEM WRITTEN UP SEVERAL TIMES BUT IGNORED, FINALLY EXPLODED AND BURNED DURING LOADING AT GATE.

## 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 DCA90MA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA90MA002), Oct 14, 1989: Boeing 727-232 (N530DA), Salt Lake City, UT, destroyed. Probable cause: A FIRE WHICH STARTED IN THE PASSENGER OXYGEN SYSTEM FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FAILURE OF DELTA AIRLINES TO RECOGNIZE, ATTEND TO AND CORRECT REPEATED LEAKS IN THE…

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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