# Incident 19891219062529I: Boeing 707385C, Houston, TX, December 19, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 1989, 09:30 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Houston Intercontinental Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: BUFA
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N109BV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N109BV-1990-11-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 707-385C (registry code 138367P, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-707-385c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707385C
- Reported engine: PWA JT3D3B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891219062529I

## Narrative

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

SECTION OF NR4 ENGINE COWLING DEPARTED ON CLIMB. RETURNED. HANGER BRACKETS WERE TORN LOOSE. DIFFUSER CASE CRACKED.

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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