# NTSB JKR81AA000: Boeing 727, N327PA, S.Jose, Serbia, September 3, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 3, 1980
- Place: S.Jose, Serbia · S.JOSE, Costa Rica
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 15 minor, 59 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 1, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107177
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=JKR81AA000
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/JKR81AA000-107177

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N327PA-1980-10-15), registration cancelled 1980-10-15, S/N 19036 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- Registry model: [Boeing 727-21](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-21) (registry code 1384003) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Juan Santamaria

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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