# NTSB MKC72IK065: Boeing 727, N6837, St.Louis, MO, June 24, 1972

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 24, 1972
- 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: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 7 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 21, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118036
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72IK065
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72IK065

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0016  72/6/24    ST.LOUIS,MO         BOEING 727          CR-  0  0  5  OTHER                     AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0030                    N6837               PX-  0  0  2                            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 - LAMBERT INTL
        OPERATOR - AMERICAN AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST.LOUIS,MO                UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            STATIC: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- DRIVER INTENTIONALLY RAMMED INTO NOSE GR TO PREVENT HI-JACKED ACFT FROM DEPARTING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6837 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Lambert Intl

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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