# Accident 20020726030569A: Boeing 727232, Tallahassee, FL, July 26, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2002, 05:40 local time
- Place: Tallahassee, FL
- Airport: Tallahassee Regionall Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Location: 30.3895° N, 84.5095° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3895&lon=-84.5095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N497FE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N497FE-2013-03-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-232 (registry code 1384082, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15 (registry code 52051, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727232
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA02MA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA02MA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020726030569A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ON VISUAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 9, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK SOME TREES AND CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE FROM THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 9.

## 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 DCA02MA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA02MA054), Jul 26, 2002: Boeing 727-232 (N497FE), Tallahassee, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: The captain's and first officer's failure to establish and maintain a proper glidepath during the night visual approach to landing. Contributing to the accident was a combination of the captain's and…

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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