JKR81AA000

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing 727 · S.Jose, Serbia · September 3, 1980

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
September 3, 1980
Place
S.Jose, Serbia · S.JOSE, Costa Rica
Injuries
15 minor, 59 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N327PABoeing 727
Status
Completed · report January 1, 1982
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
107177

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0017   80/9/3    S.JOSE,COSTA RICA   BOEING 727          CR-  0  0  7  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1430                    N327PA              PX-  0  0 67                            47, 10931 TOTAL HOURS, 94
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JUAN SANTAMARIA
        OPERATOR - PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF COSTA RICA.

Aircraft

Registration
N327PA
Reported as
Boeing 727
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Juan Santamaria

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.