# Incident 19970511023889I: Boeing 737524, Corpus Christi, TX, May 11, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1997, 10:20 local time
- Place: Corpus Christi, TX
- Airport: Corpus Christi Nas/
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 27.7998° N, 97.3906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7998&lon=-97.3906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16618, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16618-2008-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-524 (registry code 1384721, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-524) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737524
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97IA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97IA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970511023889I

## Narrative

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

CLEARED LOC APPORACHE TO AIRPORT. LANDED AT NAVY NAS BY MISTAKE FIVE MILES FROM CRP AIRPORT.

## 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 FTW97IA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97IA187), May 11, 1997: Boeing 737-524 (N16618), Corpus Christi, TX, incident, no damage. Probable cause: The flightcrew's inadequate in-flight planning and decision, and their failure to refer to the navaids needed for the instrument approach procedure. A factor was the lack of a minimum safe altitude…

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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