Boeing B-727-200 XAMEJ
20 February 1982 · Harlingen, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 February 1982 at about 00:15 local time, a Boeing B-727-200 registered XAMEJ, operated by Mexicana Airlines, was involved in an incident near Harlingen, Texas, United States. 83 people were on board and nobody was injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:15
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Harlingen, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Harlingen Ind.air Park (HRL)
- Coordinates
- 26.1907, -97.6800
- Aircraft
- Boeing B-727-200
- Registration
- XAMEJ
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Mexicana Airlines
- Operating rule
- Part 129: Foreign
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Monterrey → Harlingen
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- FTW82IA062
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE FAA CONTROL TOWER OPERATOR STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT LANDED LONG AND FAST DURING A HEAVY THUNDERSTORM. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT MIDWAY DOWN RUNWAY 17R WHICH IS 8300' LONG. EVIDENCE ALSO INDICATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HYDROPLANED THE LAST 2000' OF THE RUNWAY BEFORE RUNNING 300' OFF THE END. A READOUT OF THE FDR INDICATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AT 154 KNOTS IAS (24 KNOTS FASTER THAN TARGETED) WITH AN 8 KNOT TAILWIND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing B-727 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Feb 1983 | Boeing B-727-200 | Miami, Florida, United States | Eastern Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1981 | Boeing B-727 | Dallas, Texas, United States | Braniff Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jan 1984 | Boeing B-727-90C | Seattle, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 1978 | Boeing B-727 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 1988 | Boeing B-727-200A | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 1990 | Boeing B-727-29 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | Trump Shuttle Inc. | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 1982 | Cessna A150M | Raymondville, Texas, United States | Neal F. Murray | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1982 | Airmate HP-10 | El Paso, Texas, United States | Morris J. Wright | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1982 | American AA-1A | Georgetown, Texas, United States | Delfin Salazar, JR. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 1982 | Cessna 172M | Sherman, Texas, United States | John Brodherd, JR. | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1982 | I C A Brasov - Romania IS-28B2 | El Paso, Texas, United States | Jorgen Anderson | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1982 | Piper PA-22-150 | Marlin, Texas, United States | RON Noblitt | Serious injuries | - |