# NTSB FTW73IFO15: Douglas DC-10, N106AA, Tulsa, OK, October 30, 1972

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 30, 1972
- Place: Tulsa, OK · TULSA, OK
- Location: 36.1540° N, 95.9928° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tulsa, OK, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1540&lon=-95.9928&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 57 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 29, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169788
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73IFO15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73IFO15

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N106AA-2002-06-10), registration cancelled 2002-06-10, S/N 46506, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-10
- Registry model: [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-10-10) (registry code 3022110) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [GE CF6-6 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-6-series) (registry code 30020, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport:  Tulsa Intl

## Other investigations on N106AA (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI74IC090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74IC090), May 14, 1974: Douglas DC-10 (N106AA), Earlville, IL, incident, minor damage

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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