# Incident 19900721063929I: Boeing 737301, Newark, NJ, July 21, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1990, 23:00 local time
- Place: Newark, NJ
- Airport: Newark International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 40.7242° N, 74.1726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newark, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7242&lon=-74.1726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N342US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N342US-2003-10-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-301 (registry code 138447R, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737301
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900721063929I

## Narrative

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

PASSENGER BECAME ABUSIVE AND UNRULY ON APPROACH. REFUSED TO SIT DOWN. ARRESTED AT GATE.

## Other reports on N342US (1)

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

- [Incident 19970502033709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970502033709I), May 2, 1997: Boeing 737301 (N342US), Little Rock, AR. Narrative: two passengers and a flight attendant received minor injuries after being thrown about the cabin when momentary severe turbulence was encountered…

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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