# Accident 20011029031989A: Boeing 757223, Anderson, IN, October 29, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 2001, 19:30 local time
- Place: Anderson, IN
- Airport: Anderson Municipal
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 38.9444° N, 77.4556° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9444&lon=-77.4556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N640A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N640A-2023-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 757-223 (registry code 1384957, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce RB-211 series (registry code 54555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-rb-211-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757223
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD02LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011029031989A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT 785 FROM LGA TO DFW WITH 141 PASSENGERS AND CREW OF 8 DIVERTED TO IAD WHEN A PASSENGER (11F) OPENED A TRAY AND FOUND A NOTE INSINUATING A BOMB WAS ON BOARD. AIRCRAFT LANDED AND WAS EVACUATED ON A REMOTE AREA OF IAD. EIGHT SLIDES WERE DEPLOYED AND FOUR PASSENGERS WERE INJURED DURING EVACUATION, THE MOST SERIOUS WAS A BROKEN ANKLE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SEARCHED AND NO EVIDENCE OF EXPLOSIVES FOUND.

## 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 IAD02LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA007), Oct 30, 2001: Boeing 757-223 (N640A), Dulles, VA, no damage. Probable cause: A passenger sustained a broken ankle during an emergency evacuation.

## Other reports on N640A (1)

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

- [Incident 19960312011339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960312011339I), Mar 12, 1996: Boeing 757223 (N640A), Santa Ana, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: upon landing the Boeing 757 aircraft at John Wayne airport, capt. donner was notified by ground control that the aircraft was missing a nose landing…

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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