# NTSB IAD78DA113: Boeing 707, N7573A, St Louis, MO, September 20, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 20, 1978
- Place: St Louis, MO · ST LOUIS, MO
- Location: 38.6273° N, 90.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6273&lon=-90.1979&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 71 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 29, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140460
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78DA113
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78DA113

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0016  78/9/20  NR.ST LOUIS,MO        BOEING 707          CR-  0  1  6  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2000                    N7573A              PX-  0  0 65                            50, 14250 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            8000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - AMERICAN AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          LOS ANGELES,CA              CINCINNATI,OH                ST LOUIS,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT PERSONNEL: FLIGHT ATTENDANT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT SIGN ON
        WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- CLIMBING THRU CUMULUS CLOUDS IN DARKNESS,TURNED NO SMOKING SIGN OFF.F/A IN AFT GALLEY INJURED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7573A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7573A-1985-10-15), registration cancelled 1985-10-15, S/N 19323, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707
- Registry model: [Boeing 707-123B](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-707-123b) (registry code 138360H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: 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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