Boeing 707 N7231T
8 February 1989 · Santa Maria, Portugal · Fatal
Summary
On 8 February 1989 at about 00:00 local time, a Boeing 707 registered N7231T, operated by Independent Air, Inc., was involved in an accident near Santa Maria, Portugal. 144 people were on board and 144 died. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Santa Maria, Portugal
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 707
- Registration
- N7231T
- Operator
- Independent Air, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- NTSB number
- DCA89RA023
People
144 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 144 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jan 1989 | Boeing 707-323B | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1990 | Boeing 707-321B | Miami, Florida, United States | Operada EN Arrend. POR Ladeco | No injuries | - |
| 16 Nov 1988 | Boeing 707-355C | Sanford, Florida, United States | NMB, Singapore Ltd | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1990 | Boeing 707-321B | Cove Neck, New York, United States | Avianca | Fatal | 73 |
| 20 Sep 1990 | Boeing 707-321B | Marana, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Jan 1988 | Boeing 707-330C | Bogota, Colombia | Challenge Air Cargo, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Dec 1992 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F | Faro, Portugal | Martinair | Fatal | 56 |
| 17 Apr 1995 | Cessna T337G | Portimao, Portugal | M C Serv Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Sep 1996 | Lake LA-4 | Azores, Portugal | Dutchess Charters Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Jan 1998 | Air Tractor AT-501W | Santa Maria, Portugal | Earl J Kokendoffer | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Mar 1999 | Robinson R-44 | Sines, Portugal | Heliportugal | No injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 2001 | Airbus A330-200 | Terceira-Azores, Portugal | Air Transat A T Inc | Minor injuries | - |