Boeing 707-355C N707MB
16 November 1988 · Sanford, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 November 1988 at about 17:25 local time, a Boeing 707-355C registered N707MB, operated by NMB, Singapore Ltd, was involved in an incident near Sanford, Florida, United States. 12 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:25
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Sanford, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sanford (SFB)
- Coordinates
- 28.8093, -81.3303
- Aircraft
- Boeing 707-355C
- Registration
- N707MB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- NMB, Singapore Ltd
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Orlando → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA89IA035
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
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
THE NON-TYPE RATED FAA FLIGHT TEST ENGINEER EXECUTED A VISUAL APPROACH AND WAS OBSERVED TO BE ERRATIC AND FLYING AT V-REF WHEN HE CHOPPED THE POWER AT 50 FT AGL AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT THEN TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND EXECUTED A GO-AROUND. AFTER FLIGHT TO THE FINAL DESTINATION MINOR DAMAGE WAS FOUND ON POST FLIGHT INSPECTION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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