# Accident 19990920043369A: Boeing 7572S7, Agua Caliente, AZ, September 20, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1999, 16:30 local time
- Place: Agua Caliente, AZ
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AWXA
- Location: 32.9401° N, 113.3405° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9401&lon=-113.3405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N904AW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N904AW-2016-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 757-2S7 (registry code 1384962, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-2s7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce RB-211 series (registry code 54555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-rb-211-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7572S7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX99FA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99FA315) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990920043369A

## Narrative

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

(-23) GPWS GAVE FALSE WARNING WHILE AIRCRAFT WAS DESCENDING IN IMC CONDITIONS. CREW PERFORMED THE ESCAPE MANUEVER. FOUR FLIGHT ATTENDANTS STANDING IN THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE INJURED.

## 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 LAX99FA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99FA315), Sep 20, 1999: Boeing 757-2S7 (N904AW), Agua Caliente, AZ, no damage. Probable cause: the systemic failure of the airline's maintenance department to identify and correct the long standing history of intermittent faults, nuisance warnings, and erratic behavior in this airplane's GPWS…

## Other reports on N904AW (4)

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

- [Incident 20130608017639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130608017639I), Jun 8, 2013: Boeing 757-2S7 (N904AW), Kailua Kona, HI, No damage. On June 8th our a/c tail number N904AW in koa at gate was ready to push back when APU failed internally thus inducing some smoke/fumes entering cabin through…
- [Incident 20030629013149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030629013149I), Jun 29, 2003: Boeing 7572S7 (N904AW), Phoenix, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) On climb out from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport to minneapolis, Minnesota at flight level 190 there was a loud bang and an airframe shudder.…
- [Incident 19890326011899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890326011899I), Mar 26, 1989: Boeing 7572S7 (N904AW), Salina, KS. 3000 Lb fuel imbalance. Shut engine down and diverted. No fuel leak found. Cleaned crossfeed valve.
- [Incident 19881012058959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881012058959I), Oct 12, 1988: Boeing 7572S7 (N904AW), Kansas City, MO. Lost pressurization. Deployed masks,descended,diverted to Kansas City. Faulty 02 system,exhaust valve,engine bleed.

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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