# Accident 19890208001989A: Boeing 707331B, February 8, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1989
- Damage: Destroyed
- Aircraft: N7231T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7231T-1991-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 707-331B (registry code 138366H, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-707-331b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707331B
- People aboard: 145
- Fatal injuries: 145
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA89RA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA89RA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890208001989A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

TOO LOW ON LANDING APPROACH, CRASHED INTO A RIDGE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DCA89RA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA89RA023), Feb 8, 1989: Boeing 707 (N7231T), Santa Maria, Portugal, 144 fatal

## Other reports on N7231T (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19850716042709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850716042709I), Jul 16, 1985: Boeing 707331B (N7231T), Waco, TX, Minor damage. ATC reported aircraft went below assigned altitude. Found erroneous mode c readout from first officers altimeter.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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