Douglas DC-10 N103A
28 February 1975 · Los Angeles, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 February 1975 at about 13:20 local time, a Douglas DC-10 registered N103A, operated by American Airlines, Inc., was involved in an incident during the takeoff phase of flight near Los Angeles, California, United States. 142 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:20
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Los Angeles Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-10
- Registration
- N103A
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- American Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Chicago, Il
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 4-0001
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 142 |
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
UNK PERS OPERATED DOOR HANDLE BFR TKOF.R REAR PAX DOOR OPENED, SLIDE DEPLOYED.LNDD OK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Sep 1975 | Douglas DC-10 | Banning, California, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 1975 | Douglas DC-10 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | National Airlines, Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Jul 1975 | Douglas DC-10 | Richmond, Virginia, United States | National Airlines, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1975 | Douglas DC-10 | Seattle, Washington, United States | Continental Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 12 Nov 1975 | Douglas DC-10 | Jamaica, New York, United States | Overseas National Airways, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Nov 1975 | Douglas DC-10 | Carleton, Michigan, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 1975 | Stinson 108 | Vermillion, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1975 | Bensen B8M | Ocotillo Wells, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Mar 1975 | Cessna 182 | Glenville, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1975 | Aero Comdr 1121 | Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States | Thermonetics I | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 May 1975 | Cessna 177 | West Milford, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1975 | Bell 206B | St Martinville, Louisiana, United States | Air Marine, Inc | No injuries | - |