MKC81FA038

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing 707 · St Louis, MO · June 3, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 3, 1981
Place
St Louis, MO · ST LOUIS, MO
Injuries
69 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N6728Boeing 707
Status
Completed · report July 14, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810603053159I
Case key
126613

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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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1-0004   81/6/3    ST LOUIS,MO         BOEING 707          CR-  0  0  6  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0718                    N6728               PX-  0  0 63                            45, 9900 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAMBERT
        OPERATOR - TRANS WORLD AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST LOUIS,MO                 DAYTON,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            STATIC: PARKED-ENGINES NOT OPERATING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND CREWMAN
        REMARKS- GND CREWMAN BCM CAUGHT IN MAIN LNDG GEAR DOOR WHILE PERFORMING PRE-FLT GND CKS.

Aircraft

Registration
N6728
Reported as
Boeing 707
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
No damage
Airport
Lambert

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N6728 · 1

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