# Incident 19810603053159I: Boeing 707131B, St Louis, MO, June 3, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 1981, 07:18 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Lambert International
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWAA
- Location: 38.6273° N, 90.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6273&lon=-90.1979&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6728, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6728-1982-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 707-131B (registry code 138360P, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-707-131b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707131B
- People aboard: 67
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC81FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810603053159I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

GROUND CREWMAN RECEIVED FRACTURED SKULL WHEN CHECKING CLOSURE OF NOSE WELL DOORS. WAS STANDING ON A WHEEL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC81FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FA038), Jun 3, 1981: Boeing 707 (N6728), St Louis, MO, no damage

## Other reports on N6728 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19820309008919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820309008919I), Mar 9, 1982: Boeing 707131B (N6728), St Louis, MO. A body was found in the electrical compartment. Cause of death was electrocution. Relay shield was not installed.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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