# Incident 19910814044179I: Boeing 72723, Omaha, NE, August 14, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1991, 15:08 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: Eppley Airfield
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 41.3032° N, 95.8941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EPPLEY AIRFIELD (OMA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3032&lon=-95.8941&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1998, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1998-1995-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-23 (registry code 1384004, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72723
- People aboard: 101
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910814044179I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LOST PORTION OF TIRE ON DEPARTURE. CREW UNWARE UNTIL ADVISED. LANDED SAFELY AT DESTINATION.

## Other reports on N1998 (1)

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

- [Incident 19780425011859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780425011859I), Apr 25, 1978: Boeing 72723 (N1998), Dallas, TX. Returned for landing because leading edge flaps would not retract

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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