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.
Other Boeing 727 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Aug 1989 | Boeing 727-224 | Los Angeles, California, United States | Continental Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 1989 | Boeing 727 | Ormond Beach, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 1989 | Boeing 727-225B | Miami, Florida, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Oct 1989 | Boeing 727-232 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Dec 1989 | Boeing 727-31 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Oct 1989 | Boeing 727-224 | Tegucigalpa, Honduras | Tan-Sahsa | Fatal | 131 |