# NTSB FTW96RA039: Boeing B727-224, N79750, Panama City, Panama, November 7, 1995

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Minor injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: November 7, 1995, 09:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place: Panama City, Panama
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 10 uninjured; on the ground: 2 minor
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB case key (mKey): 19995
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW96RA039
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/19995/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96RA039

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N79750](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79750-2018-01-24), registration cancelled 2018-01-24, S/N 22452, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING B727-224
- Registry model: [Boeing 727-224](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-224) (registry code 1384076) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-5](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-5) (registry code 52046, turbo-jet) (OpenAirDocs)
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: Continental Airlines, Inc.

## 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 19951107036249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951107036249I), Nov 7, 1995: Boeing 727224, Panama City, PN, Substantial damage. Plane sitting on ramp, 1,200 lbs of matches caught fire, burned through caro compartment lining.

## Other investigations on N79750 (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 LAX84AA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84AA132), Dec 28, 1983: Boeing 727-224 (N79750), New York, NY, substantial damage

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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