19880831036229A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Boeing 727-232 · Dallas-Ft Worth, TX · August 31, 1988

Date
August 31, 1988 · 09:01 local
Place
Dallas-Ft Worth, TX
Airport
Dallas-Fort Worth International
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
DALA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N473DA
NTSB investigation
NTSBDCA88MA072
Reported as
Boeing 727232
People aboard
32
Fatal injuries
14
Pilot’s flight hours
17,000 total7,000 in this make and model119 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Crew failed to ascertain flaps set for takeoff and flap warning horn failed, lack of lift caused settling and crash

As the FAA filed it

CREW FAILED TO ASCERTAIN FLAPS SET FOR TAKEOFF AND FLAP WARNING HORN FAILED, LACK OF LIFT CAUSED SETTLING AND CRASH

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N473DA · 1

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