# Incident 19890321019919I: Boeing 707331C, San Jose, CS, March 21, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1989, 02:28 local time
- Place: San Jose, CS
- Airport: Juan Santa Maria International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FWTA
- Aircraft: N730FW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N730FW-1997-03-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 707-331C (registry code 138367F, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-707-331c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707331C
- Reported engine: PWA JT3D3
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,500 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 224 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890321019919I

## Narrative

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

PILOT OVER-ROTATED AIRCRAFT ON TAKE OFF ROLL STRIKING THE TAIL ON RUNWAY. HAD EXCESSIVE UNPLANNED AIRCRAFT WEIGHT.

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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