Plane Crash List

Boeing 727-100 N97891

23 May 1989 · Guantanamo · No injuries

Summary

On 23 May 1989 at about 15:16 local time, a Boeing 727-100 registered N97891, operated by Gulf Air Transport, was involved in an incident near Guantanamo. 132 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 15:16
Classification
Incident
Location
Guantanamo
Nearest airport
Nas Guantanamo (MUGM)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Boeing 727-100
Registration
N97891
Category
Airplane
Engines
3
Operator
Gulf Air Transport
Operating rule
Part 121: Air Carrier
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Nas Norfolk → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Minor
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MIA89IA153

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
132 0 0 0 132

Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND TO PROPERLY COMPENSATE FOR A CROSSWIND CONDITION, AND FAILURE TO UTILIZE THE PROPER CROSSWIND LANDING TECHNIQUE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE FLIGHT CREW STATED THAT WHILE LANDING IN A 10 KNOT CROSSWIND, 50 DEGREES TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY, THEY LANDED FIRMLY AND BOUNCED. DURING THE BOUNCE, THE WIND LIFTED THE RIGHT WING AND THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE RUNWAY CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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10 Aug 1989 Boeing 727-224
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no coordinates
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15 Dec 1989 Boeing 727
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no coordinates
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27 Dec 1989 Boeing 727-225B
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no coordinates
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14 Oct 1989 Boeing 727-232
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9 Dec 1989 Boeing 727-31
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no coordinates
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21 Oct 1989 Boeing 727-224
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no coordinates
Tan-Sahsa Fatal 131

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