Boeing 707-123B N752TA
24 March 1982 · Marana, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 March 1982 at about 18:38 local time, a Boeing 707-123B registered N752TA, operated by Tigerair, Inc., was involved in an accident near Marana, Arizona, United States. 7 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:38
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Marana, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Marana Airpark (MJC)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 707-123B
- Registration
- N752TA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Tigerair, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Burbank → Tampa
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX82FA119
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DURING FLIGHT, A DECREASE WAS NOTED IN THE QUANTITY OF UTILITY HYDRAULIC FLUID. THE ENGINE DRIVEN PUMPS WERE SHUT OFF UNTIL JUST BEFORE LANDING. AFTER EXTENDING THE GEAR & FLAPS, THE QUANTITY INDICATED 3.5 GAL & ALL PRESSURES WERE NORMAL. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE #1 REVERSER LIGHT WAS SLOW TO ILLUMINATE. REPORTEDLY, REVERSE THRUST WAS DELAYED ON THE #1 & #4 ENGINES UNTIL ALL REVERSER LIGHTS WERE ON. THE LANDING ROLL WAS REPORTED AS NORMAL UNTIL THE SPEED WAS SLOWED TO ABOUT 80 KTS, THEN THE PLANE BEGAN VEERING RIGHT. THE CAPTAIN STATED HE HAD NO LEFT BRAKING OR NOSE WHEEL STEERING. THE PLANE CONTINUED OFF THE RUNWAY & THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED. AFTER STOPPING, THE FIRE BOTTLES WERE USED WHEN SMOKE WAS OBSERVED FROM THE #1 ENGINE. LEFT & RIGHT TIRE MARKS WERE FOUND THAT WERE 1245 & 870 FT LONG, BOTH WITH SIGNS OF INTERMITTENT INTENSITY. THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING AND SPOILERS OPERATED WHEN THE UTILITY HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS FIRST POWERED BY THE AUX PUMP. A STRESS CORROSION CRACK WAS FOUND WHERE THE LEFT MAIN GEAR SIDEBRACE HAD FAILED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Mar 1982 | Boeing 707-131B | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Trans World Airlines Inc | Unknown | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 16 Mar 1982 | Beechcraft 58 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | Valley National Bank | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Mar 1982 | Hatz CB-1 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | R A Chaney JR | No injuries | - |
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