# Accident 19900313064409A: Boeing 727227, Phoenix, AZ, March 13, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1990, 22:15 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Phoenix Sky Harbor International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ASAA
- Location: 33.4305° N, 112.0105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4305&lon=-112.0105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N271AF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727227
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D17
- People aboard: 41
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 12,720 total, 9,600 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900313064409A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A PEDESTRIAN THAT WAS WALKING IN MIDDLE OF RUNWAY. ABORTED TAKEOFF. VICTIM WAS MENTAL PATIENT FROM HOSPITAL.

## 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 LAX90LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA116), Mar 14, 1990: Boeing 727-227 (N271AF), Phoenix, AZ, minor damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE UNAUTHORIZED INTRUSION ONTO THE RUNWAY ENVIRONMENT BY A PEDESTRIAN.

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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