39.7392° N, 104.9847° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Denver, CO, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
November 19, 1978 · 19:00 local
Place
Denver, CO
Airport
Stapleton International
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
NWA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N286
Reported as
Boeing 727200
People aboard
97
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Takeoff aborted after rear stair warning light came on. Inspection showed door fully open.
As the FAA filed it
TAKEOFF ABORTED AFTER REAR STAIR WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. INSPECTION SHOWED DOOR FULLY OPEN.