# Accident 19900621029219A: Boeing 727281, Charleston, SC, June 21, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1990, 22:12 local time
- Place: Charleston, SC
- Airport: Charleston Afb-International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 32.8986° N, 80.0405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHARLESTON AFB/INTL (CHS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8986&lon=-80.0405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N743US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N743US-2015-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-281 (registry code 138408N, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-281) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727281
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D9A
- People aboard: 116
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,950 total, 3,210 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90FA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900621029219A

## Narrative

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

FIRE WARNING CENTER ENGINE. UNSCHEDULED LANDING. NO PASSENGER BRIEF AND 4 INJURED EVACUATING. NO FIRE. LOOP DEFECT

## 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 ATL90FA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA135), Jun 22, 1990: Boeing 727-281 (N743US), Charleston, SC, no damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER UTILIZATION OF THE EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT.

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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