Boeing 757-225 accident near San Jose, Cs, April 16, 1988
On April 16, 1988 at about 2:00 pm local time, a Boeing 757-225, registered N510EA, was involved in an accident near San Jose. It was flown under scheduled airline rules (Part 121). 1 person was seriously injured; 192 others were unhurt. The weather was conditions the NTSB did not record.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. 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
- April 16, 1988 · about 2:00 pm local time
- Place
- San Jose, CS
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured; 192 others were unhurt.
- Weather
- conditions the NTSB did not record
- Aircraft
- Boeing 757-225 · all 757-225s on the register
- Registration
- N510EA · registry record · serial 22200
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight · scheduled airline rules (Part 121)
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
The aircraft
- Maximum gross weight: 350,000 lb
- Seats: 178
- Landing gear: retractable
The flight
- Departed from: MGCJ San Jose at 1:37 pm
- Destination: KMIA Miami FL
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: not reported
- Sky: not recorded; not recorded
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 8 | |||
| Passengers | 1 | 184 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N510EA the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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.