- Date
- September 7, 1981
- Place
- Salt Lake City, UT · SALT LAKE CITY, UT
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 275 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N109AADouglas DC-10
- Status
- Completed · report October 26, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810907064669I
- Case key
- 126670
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0013 81/9/7 SALT LAKE CITY,UT DOUGLAS DC-10 CR- 0 0 13 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1245 N109AA PX- 1 0262 UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL DAMAGE-NONE OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SALT LK CITY INTL OPERATOR - AMERICAN AIRLINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SAN FRANCISCO,CA CHICAGO,IL SALT LAKE CITY,UT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS STATIC: PARKED-ENGINES NOT OPERATING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO PROVIDE ADEQ.DIRECTIVES,MANUAL,EQUIPMENT PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: OTHER REMARKS- PAX FELL OFF MOBILE AIRSTAIR WHEN NON WEIGHT BEARING SIDEPANEL SEPARATED UNDER PAX IMPOSED LOAD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N109AA
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-10
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
- Airport
- Salt Lk City Intl
N109AARegistration cancelled Oct 13, 1995 · Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N109AA · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB BFO90FA017Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportBaltimore, MDInjuries associated with the evacuation of the aircraft.NTSB FTW86IA078Incident · Minor injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportDallas/Ftw Apt, TXThe crew stated that during an attempted start the no. 1 eng failed to gain ignition during the prescribed 25 sec limit and that they aborted the start. Shortly thereafter, grnd pers reported that the eng had developed a tail pipe fire. Following emerg…NTSB NYC76AN028Accident · Serious injuriesClosedJamaica, NY