Douglas DC-10 N103AA
12 June 1972 · Windsor, Canada · Minor injuries
Summary
On 12 June 1972 at about 19:25 local time, a Douglas DC-10 registered N103AA, operated by American Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Windsor, Canada. 67 people were on board and 11 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Windsor, Canada
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-10
- Registration
- N103AA
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- American Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Los Angeles, Calif → New York, Ny
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0004
People
11 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 56 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
AFT BULK CARGO COMPT DOOR IMPROPERLY ENGAGED DURING FLT PREPARATION DUE DESIGN OF LATCH MECHANISM.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-10 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 May 1972 | Douglas DC-10 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | Continental Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 1972 | Douglas DC-10 | Miami, Florida, United States | National Airlines, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1972 | Douglas DC-10 | Los Angeles, California, United States | Continental Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1972 | Douglas DC-10 | Moline, Illinois, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 30 Oct 1972 | Douglas DC-10 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1971 | Douglas DC-10 | Los Angeles, California, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Mar 1972 | Piper PA-23 | Pelee Is, Canada | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1972 | Beechcraft A23-24 | Westree, Canada | Air Central EN | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Nov 1972 | Aeronca S-85CA | Wakefield, Canada | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 1972 | Piper PA-23 | Aklavik, Canada | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 13 Mar 1972 | Cessna 182 | Princeton, Canada | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Oct 1972 | Beechcraft 35P | Vancouver, Canada | - | Fatal | 2 |