- Date
- September 5, 1973
- Place
- Memphis, TN · MEMPHIS, TN
- Injuries
- 51 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7595ABoeing 707
- Status
- Completed · report October 30, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 187727
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0020 73/9/5 NR.MEMPHIS,TENN BOEING 707 CR- 0 0 7 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0948 N7595A PX- 0 0 44 50, UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT OPERATOR - AMERICAN AIRLINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WASHINGTON,DC DALLAS,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT FUMES IN CABIN SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- FIRE IN AFT LAV REFUSE CONTAINER,EXTQSHD BY CREW.CIGARETTE,PRESMD PSGRS,FOUND IN BURNED REFUSE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7595A
- Reported as
- Boeing 707
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Memphis Intl
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