# NTSB FTW73IF028: Boeing 707, N7569A, Little Rock, AR, December 14, 1972

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 14, 1972
- Place: Little Rock, AR · LITTLE ROCK, AR
- Location: 34.7465° N, 92.2896° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Little Rock, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7465&lon=-92.2896&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 1, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169791
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73IF028
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73IF028

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7569A-1982-10-15), registration cancelled 1982-10-15, S/N 19384 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707
- Registry model: [Boeing 707-323C](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-707-323c) (registry code 138367D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: S

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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