# Incident 19900501031709I: Boeing 757223, Santa Ana, CA, May 1, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1990, 07:44 local time
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Airport: John Wayne Airport-Orange Cou
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 33.7368° N, 117.8829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Ana, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7368&lon=-117.8829&mi=10
- Aircraft: N618AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N618AA-2015-03-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 757-223 (registry code 1384957, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce RB-211 series (registry code 54555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-rb-211-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757223
- People aboard: 191
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 52 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900501031709I

## Narrative

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

PILOT DRAGGED TAIL OF AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF. LANDED AT DESTINATION WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N618AA (1)

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

- [Incident 19940709033009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940709033009I), Jul 9, 1994: Boeing 757223 (N618AA), Omaha, NE. High left engine temperature. Shut down diverted to Omaha. Electrical fuel flow governor failed. Engine ran lean.

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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