LAX75IL043

NTSB incident investigation · Douglas DC-10 · Los Angeles, CA · February 28, 1975

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 28, 1975
Place
Los Angeles, CA · LOS ANGELES, CA
Injuries
142 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N103ADouglas DC-10
Status
Completed · report April 1, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
148662

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0001  75/2/28    LOS ANGELES,CA      DOUGLAS DC-10       CR-  0  0 14  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1320                    N103A               PX-  0  0128                            UNK/NR, 16359 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 808 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - AMERICAN AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOS ANGELES,CA              CHICAGO,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  DOOR/PANEL OPEN
        REMARKS- UNK PERS OPERATED DOOR HANDLE BFR TKOF.R REAR PAX DOOR OPENED,SLIDE DEPLOYED.LNDD OK.

Aircraft

Registration
N103A
Reported as
Douglas DC-10
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
No damage
Airport
Los Angeles Intl