# NTSB DCA88RA108: Boeing 757, N523EA, Alajuela, Costa Rica, September 29, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: September 29, 1988
- Place: Alajuela, Costa Rica
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 128 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- NTSB case key (mKey): 15905
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA88RA108
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/15905/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA88RA108

## Aircraft

- Registration: N523EA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: Eastern Airlines

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19880929069589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880929069589A), Sep 29, 1988: Boeing 757225, San Jose Costa, CS, Substantial damage. Loud bang at rotation. Aborted,came down hard on nose gear ,buckled fuselage ahead of wings. Left main tires ruptured

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.

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