29.9546° N, 90.0751° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of New Orleans, LA, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 17, 1982 · 19:50 local
Place
New Orleans, LA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AALA
Aircraft
N731AA
Reported as
Boeing 727227
People aboard
53
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.
When flight attendant opened lavatory door a male passenger tumbled out. Passenger dead on arrival at airport.
As the FAA filed it
WHEN FLIGHT ATTENDANT OPENED LAVATORY DOOR A MALE PASSENGER TUMBLED OUT. PASSENGER DEAD ON ARRIVAL AT AIRPORT.