CHI68A0110

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing 727 · Columbus, OH · June 26, 1968

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
June 26, 1968
Place
Columbus, OH · COLUMBUS, OH
Injuries
2 serious, 30 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N6805Boeing 727
Status
Completed · report September 18, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
110667

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0019  68/6/26    COLUMBUS,OHIO       BOEING 727          CR-  0  0  7  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 0004                    N6805               PX-  0  2 23                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PORT COLUMBUS
        OPERATOR - AMERICAN AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            STATIC: PARKED-ENGINES NOT OPERATING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  FALSE FIRE WARNING
        REMARKS- PX JUMPED FROM WING. BROKEN WIRE FOUND SHORTED TO A FIRE WARNING ELEMENT CONNECTOR.

Aircraft

Registration
N6805
Reported as
Boeing 727
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
No damage
Airport
Port Columbus

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