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Accidents · NTSB FTW96RA039 · Preliminary: the investigation is not finished

Boeing B727-224 incident near Panama City, Pm, November 7, 1995

On November 7, 1995 at about 3:00 pm local time, a Boeing B727-224, registered N79750, was involved in an incident near Panama City. It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under scheduled airline rules (Part 121). No one was hurt; 10 people were on board or involved.

The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged

The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this incident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.

Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.

What the record shows

Date
November 7, 1995 · about 3:00 pm local time
Place
Panama City, Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Type
Incident
Injuries
No one was hurt; 10 people were on board or involved.
Weather
not recorded
Aircraft
Boeing B727-224
Registration
N79750 · no longer on the register
Damage
Not recorded
Flight
Flight of an unrecorded kind · scheduled airline rules (Part 121)

The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English

The aircraft

  • Landing gear: fixed
  • Operator: Continental Airlines, INC.

Injuries

FatalSeriousMinorNone
Crew3
Passengers7

Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report

The docket, the folder of records gathered during an investigation (maintenance records, photographs, witness statements, examinations), has not been read from the NTSB for this case yet; the list appears here once it has. Open the docket at the NTSB.

Other NTSB records under N79750 the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time

1983-12-28LAX84AA132 · accident near New York, NY · substantial damage · no injuries

Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.