# NTSB FTW82DA010: Boeing 727, N6816, Dal Ftw Arpt, TX, October 13, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 13, 1981
- Place: Dal Ftw Arpt, TX · DAL FTW ARPT, TX
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 89 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 23, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126671
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DA010
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA010

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0017  81/10/13   DAL FTW ARPT,TX     BOEING 727          CR-  0  1  6  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2245                    N6816               PX-  0  0 83                            51, 14000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            7000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DALLAS FORT WORTH
        OPERATOR - AMERICAN AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DAL FTW ARPT,TX            UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            STATIC: PARKED-ENGINES NOT OPERATING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT PERSONNEL: FLIGHT ATTENDANT
        REMARKS- F/A OPENED DOOR TO LOAD LATE PAX,USED IMPROPER PROC,THOUGHT JET BRIDGE WAS SECURED TO ACFT,FELL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6816](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6816-2012-10-11), registration cancelled 2012-10-11, S/N 19491, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- Registry model: [Boeing 727-223](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-223) (registry code 1384074) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (registry code 52044, turbo-jet) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Dallas Fort Worth

## Other investigations on N6816 (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 CHI71AC068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71AC068), Mar 29, 1971: Boeing 727 (N6816), Cincinnati, OH, no 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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