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Aviation incident FTW97IA187

NONE · Boeing 737-524 · 1997-05-11 · CORPUS CHRISTI, TX, USA

Event

NTSB number
FTW97IA187
Event ID
20001208X07902
Type
Incident
Date
1997-05-11
Location
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX, USA
Coordinates
27.799831, -97.390625

Injuries

Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
59
Total aboard
59

Aircraft

Make
Boeing
Model
737-524
Registration
N16618
FAR Part
121
Engines
2
Damage

Conditions

Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC

Probable cause

The flightcrew's inadequate in-flight planning and decision, and their failure to refer to the navaids needed for the instrument approach procedure. A factor was the lack of a minimum safe altitude warning from approach control.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
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