# NTSB Incident NYC90IA219
> **BOEING 727-231** · 1990-09-10 · NEW YORK CITY, NY, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC90IA219
- **Event ID:** 20001212X24351
- **Type:** Incident
- **Date:** 1990-09-10
- **Location:** NEW YORK CITY, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.770534, -73.869941
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 3
- **Uninjured:** 150
- **Total aboard:** 153
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BOEING
- **Model:** 727-231
- **Registration:** N74317
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 3
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE EXHAUST PIPE FIRE IN THE APU WHICH RESULTED IN AN UNAUTHORIZED EVACUATION OF THE AIRPLANE BY THE PASSENGERS.

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