FTW73IF028

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing 707 · Little Rock, AR · December 14, 1972

Incident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
December 14, 1972
Place
Little Rock, AR · LITTLE ROCK, AR
Injuries
1 minor, 2 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N7569ABoeing 707
Status
Completed · report April 1, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
169791

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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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4-0041  72/12/14   LITTLE ROCK,ARK     BOEING 707          CR-  0  0  3  SCHED DOM CARGO SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0750                    N7569A              PX-  0  0  0                            54, 14400 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            4200 IN TYPE, UNK/NR
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - S
        OPERATOR - AMERICAN AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DALLAS,TEX                  CHICAGO,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
        REMARKS- CAPT INFLIGHT GASTROENTERITIS.F.O.MADE UNSCHEDULED STOP.NO DAMAGE.CAPT CLEARED FOR FLT NEXT DAY

Aircraft

Registration
N7569A
Reported as
Boeing 707
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
No damage
Airport
S

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.