# NTSB FTW82IA019: Boeing 727, N69736, Houston, TX, November 5, 1981

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 5, 1981
- Place: Houston, TX · HOUSTON, TX
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 70 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 9, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122698
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82IA019
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82IA019

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0023   81/11/5   HOUSTON,TX          BOEING 727          CR-  0  0  6  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1232                    N69736              PX-  0  0 64                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOUSTON INTERCONT
        OPERATOR - CONTINENTAL AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DENVER,CO                   HOUSTON,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           DRAGGED WINGTIP,POD,OR FLOAT                             LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- INITIALLY CLRD TO LND RWY 14L,THEN CLEARED RWY 8.DRAGGED R WING TIP TURNING TO ALIGN WITH RWY 8.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N69736 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Houston Intercont

## FAA reports on this event (1)

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

- [Incident 19811105088899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811105088899I), Nov 5, 1981: Boeing 727224, Houston, TX, Minor damage. Right outboard leading edge device struck runway during level off for landing.

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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