- Date
- October 30, 1972
- Place
- Tulsa, OK · TULSA, OK
- Injuries
- 57 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N106AADouglas DC-10
- Status
- Completed · report March 29, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 169788
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0039 72/10/30 TULSA,OKLA DOUGLAS DC-10 CR- 0 0 10 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE TIME - 0820 N106AA PX- 0 0 47 UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE, UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - TULSA INTL OPERATOR - AMERICAN AIRLINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TULSA,OKLA LOS ANGELES,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION BIRD STRIKE TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: BIRD INGESTION PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 2 ENGINES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- MIGRATING FRANKLINS GULLS.NO NOTAM OR BIRD CONTROL PROC IN EFFECT AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N106AA
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-10
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Tulsa Intl
N106AARegistration cancelled Jun 10, 2002 · Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10Engine modelGE CF6-6 series
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