# NTSB MKC81FA038: Boeing 707, N6728, St Louis, MO, June 3, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 3, 1981
- 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: 69 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 14, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126613
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81FA038
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FA038

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6728-1982-10-29), registration cancelled 1982-10-29, S/N 19218 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707
- Registry model: [Boeing 707-131B](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-707-131b) (registry code 138360P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Lambert

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19810603053159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810603053159I), Jun 3, 1981: Boeing 707131B, St Louis, MO. Ground crewman received fractured skull when checking closure of nose well doors. Was standing on a wheel.

## Other investigations on N6728 (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 MKC82IA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82IA042), Mar 8, 1982: Boeing 707-131B (N6728), Las Vegas, NV, incident, no damage, 1 fatal

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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