# Incident 19930809046289I: Boeing 727223, Newark, NJ, August 9, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1993, 23:30 local time
- Place: Newark, NJ
- Airport: Newark International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 40.7242° N, 74.1726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newark, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7242&lon=-74.1726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6801, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6801-1994-09-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-223 (registry code 1384074, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727223
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 3,925 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930809046289I

## Narrative

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

PASSENGER SMOKED IN THE LAVATORY IN FLIGHT. STATED HE KNEW HE WAS BREAKING THE LAW AND DID NOT CARE.

## Other reports on N6801 (2)

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

- [Incident 19800507051499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800507051499I), May 7, 1980: Boeing 727223 (N6801), Chicago, IL. Aborted takeoff when access door light came on. Taxied back into position and departed.
- [Incident 19800228029119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800228029119I), Feb 28, 1980: Boeing 727223 (N6801), Chicago, IL. Takeoff warning horn sounded during takeoff roll. Takeoff was aborted.

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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