Boeing 707 crash, Sep 20, 1990 (1 killed), Marana-Pinal A...
Boeing 707 accident on September 20, 1990 near Marana-Pinal Airpark, Arizona, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Rudder trim set to about 79 to 83...
- Date: September 20, 1990
- Aircraft: Boeing 707
- Location: Marana-Pinal Airpark, Arizona, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Rudder trim set to about 79 to 83 percent nose right, which caused a right wing ground strike after liftoff, with insufficient attitude reference because most flight instruments had been removed
An Omega Air Boeing 707-321B (N320MJ) on a Part 91 ferry flight from Marana to Davis-Monthan with three crew aboard crashed on take-off from Pinal Airpark, Marana, Arizona, on 20 September 1990. The first attempt was abandoned, and on the second the aircraft lifted off halfway down the runway, rolled right and struck the ground with its right wing. One person was killed and two were seriously injured.