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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Boeing 737-524 · Guadalajara, Mexico · September 16, 1998

Date: September 16, 1998 · 22:53 local
Place: Guadalajara, Mexico
Airport: Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Airport
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: CALA
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N20643
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW98RA401
Reported as: Boeing 737524

N20643Registration cancelled Aug 31, 1999 · Boeing 737-524S/N 28904 Airframe modelBoeing 737-524

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(.19) On September 16, 1998, at 2253 central daylight time, a Boeing 737-524 transport airplane, N20643, operating as Continental airlines flight 475, was substantially damaged following a loss of control during the landing roll at the don Miguel Hidalgo international airport near Guadalajara, Mexico. The 2 airline transport rated pilots, the 4 flight attendants, and the 102 passengers were not injured. The airplane was owned and operated by Continental airlines of houston, Texas, under title 14 CFR part 121. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the scheduled international passenger-cargo flight for which an IFR flight plan was filed. The flight was dispatched from the george bush international airport near houston, Texas, at 2056, for the two hour flight to Guadalajara, state of jalisco, Mexico. The flight's scheduled arrival time was 2254. (-23) see narrative #FTW98RA401

As the FAA filed it

(.19) ON SEPTEMBER 16, 1998, AT 2253 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A BOEING 737-524 TRANSPORT AIRPLANE, N20643, OPERATING AS CONTINENTAL AIRLINES FLIGHT 475, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ROLL AT THE DON MIGUEL HIDALGO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT NEAR GUADALAJARA, MEXICO. THE 2 AIRLINE TRANSPORT RATED PILOTS, THE 4 FLIGHT ATTENDANTS, AND THE 102 PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY CONTINENTAL AIRLINES OF HOUSTON, TEXAS, UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 121. NIGHT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE SCHEDULED INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER-CARGO FLIGHT FOR WHICH AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT WAS DISPATCHED FROM THE GEORGE BUSH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT NEAR HOUSTON, TEXAS, AT 2056, FOR THE TWO HOUR FLIGHT TO GUADALAJARA, STATE OF JALISCO, MEXICO. THE FLIGHT'S SCHEDULED ARRIVAL TIME WAS 2254. (-23) SEE NARRATIVE #FTW98RA401

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW98RA401Accident · No injuriesForeign investigationGuadalajara, MexicoSep 17, 1998