# Accident 19900920041229A: Boeing 707321B, Marana, AZ, September 20, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1990, 07:07 local time
- Place: Marana, AZ
- Airport: Pinal Airpark
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4508° N, 111.2903° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4508&lon=-111.2903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N320MJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N320MJ-1991-07-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 707-321B (registry code 138366B, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-707-321b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707321B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 13,192 total, 4,500 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA90MA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA90MA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900920041229A

## Narrative

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

EARLY LIFT OFF RIGHT WING HIT AND CARTWHEELED. RUDDER TRIM OFFSET, SLOW SPEED NO GYROS CALLS OR CHECK LIST FACTORS.

## 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 DCA90MA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA90MA055), Sep 20, 1990: Boeing 707-321B (N320MJ), Marana, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION BY THE PILOT, AND HIS FAILURE TO USE A CHECKLIST. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE FAA'S INADEQUATE SURVEILLANCE OF THE OPERATION, THE FAA'S…

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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