38.8951° N, 77.0364° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 11, 1987 · 12:25 local
Place
Washington, DC
Airport
Dulles International
Phase of flight
Other Ground Ops
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Aircraft
JA818
Reported as
Boeing 747200B
Reported engine
GE CF650E2
People aboard
334
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
12,065 total
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.
A flight attendent fell from aircraft to ramp and was killed. Improper procedures used opening hard to open door.
As the FAA filed it
A FLIGHT ATTENDENT FELL FROM AIRCRAFT TO RAMP AND WAS KILLED. IMPROPER PROCEDURES USED OPENING HARD TO OPEN DOOR.