# NTSB CHI72AC099: Douglas DC-10, N103AA, Windsor, Canada, June 12, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 12, 1972
- Place: Windsor, Canada · WINDSOR,ONT,CAN, CD
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 11 minor, 56 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 9, 1973
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79670
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72AC099
- Board report AAR7302 (PDF): https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR7302.pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72AC099

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0004  72/6/12  NR.WINDSOR,ONT,CAN    DOUGLAS DC-10       CR-  0  0 11  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1925                    N103AA              PX-  0  0 56                            52, 24048 TOTAL HOURS, 56
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - AMERICAN AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          LOS ANGELES,CALIF           NEW YORK,NY                  BUFFALO,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: DOORS,DOOR FRAMES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXPLOSIVE DECOMPRESSION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- AFT BULK CARGO COMPT DOOR IMPROPERLY ENGAGED DURING FLT PREPARATION DUE DESIGN OF LATCH MECHANISM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N103AA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N103AA-2002-06-10), registration cancelled 2002-06-10, S/N 46503, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-10
- Registry model: [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-10-10) (registry code 3022110) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [GE CF6-6 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-6-series) (registry code 30020, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N103AA (2)

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 NYC84IA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84IA048), Dec 8, 1983: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10 (N103AA), Newark, NJ, incident, minor damage
- [NTSB CHI72IC015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72IC015), Aug 17, 1971: Douglas DC-10 (N103AA), Los Angeles, CA, incident, minor damage

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.

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