# Incident 19961224043509I: Boeing 747128, Tucson, AZ, December 24, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 1996, 20:30 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Avra Valley Airport
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: UIEA
- Location: 32.2217° N, 110.9265° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tucson, AZ, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2217&lon=-110.9265&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3203Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3203Y-2010-04-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 747-128 (registry code 1384894, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-128) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT9D series (registry code 52054, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt9d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747128
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,680 total, 1,321 in this make and model, 136 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961224043509I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON DECEMBER 24, 1996, N3203Y,A B-747 OPERATED BY ATLAS AIR INC., WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM LOUISVILLE,KY TO MARANA, ARIZONA FOR THE PURPOSE OF ROUTINE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE. UPON REACHING TUCSON, AZ THE CREW REPORTED MARANA AIRPORT IN SIGHT AND CANCELED THEIR IFR FLIGHT PLAN, HOWEVER, LANDED AT AVRA VALLEY (A GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORT) BY MISTAKE. AN INSPECTION FOR DAMAGE WAS THEN ACCOMPLISHED FOLLOWED BY A DEPARTURE TO MARANA, IT'S ORIGINAL DESTINATION. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N3203Y (3)

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

- [Accident 20011228036809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011228036809A), Dec 28, 2001: Boeing 747128 (N3203Y), Anchorage, AK, No damage. (-23) Morning t/o (in the dark) with 1400' RVR on rnwy 32 panc a/p. momentary stick shaker was experienced shortly after t/o. speeds, attitude and handling…
- [Incident 19980115001949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980115001949I), Jan 15, 1998: Boeing 747128 (N3203Y), Hong Kong, UK, Minor damage. Narrative: 01/16/98 notified by polar air cargo chief pilot of tail strike, B-747-128 N3203Y, during departure from vhhh (Hong Kong). Damage was discovered…
- [Incident 19941125047589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941125047589I), Nov 25, 1994: Boeing 747128 (N3203Y), Hong Kong, HK, Minor damage. Fire NR3 engine. Used bottles. Returned to Hong Kong. Csd had catastrophic failure due lack of oil. Overheated.

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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