# NTSB Incident FTW89IA016
> **BOEING 727** · 1988-11-06 · HOUSTON, TX, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW89IA016
- **Event ID:** 20001213X27252
- **Type:** Incident
- **Date:** 1988-11-06
- **Location:** HOUSTON, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.650535, -95.280433
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 53
- **Total aboard:** 53
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BOEING
- **Model:** 727
- **Registration:** N386PA
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 3
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

POOR PLANNING/DECISION BY THE UNIDENTIFIED CESSNA PILOT BY MANEUVERING IN BUSY AIRSPACE NEAR THE ARSA WITH NO ATC COORDINATION OR TRANSPONDER SIGNAL; NO TRAFFIC ADVISORY BEING ISSUED BY THE APPROACH CONTROLLER; AND INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT BY THE FLIGHT CREW OF THE BOEING 727. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF AIR/GROUND COMMUNICATION BY THE UNIDENTIFIED PILOT.

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