- Date
- November 26, 1975
- Place
- Carleton, MI · CARLETON, MI
- Injuries
- 3 serious, 21 minor, 167 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Emergency descent
- Aircraft
- N124Douglas DC-10
- Status
- Completed · report February 28, 1976
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79722
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0024 75/11/26 NR.CARLETON,MI DOUGLAS DC-10 CR- 0 0 13 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1923 N124 PX- 0 3175 57, 21600 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 670 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. OPERATOR - AMERICAN AIRLINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHICAGO,IL NEWARK,NJ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION EVASIVE MANEUVER IN FLIGHT: EMERGENCY DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SPACING OF AIRCRAFT REMARKS- IMMEDIATE DESCENT AS INSTRUCTED BY ATC TO AVOID COLLISION WITH TWA37. AA182 LANDED AT DETROIT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N124
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-10
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage