Douglas DC-10 N121AA
28 July 1977 · Boston, Massachusetts, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 28 July 1977 at about 12:13 local time, a Douglas DC-10 registered N121AA, operated by American Airlines, Inc., was involved in an incident during the takeoff phase of flight near Boston, Massachusetts, United States. 210 people were on board and 23 had minor injuries. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:13
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Nearest airport
- Logan Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-10
- Registration
- N121AA
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- American Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Los Angeles, Ca
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 4-0007
People
23 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 210 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 187 |
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
FAILURE OCRD AT THE NR 11-13 SPOOL OF THE NR 2 ENG.GE SVC BULLETIN 72-682 CVRS-NOT C/W.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-10 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Aug 1977 | Douglas DC-10 | Trenton, New Jersey, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 1977 | Douglas DC-10 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 1977 | Douglas DC-10 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | National Airlines, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 1977 | Douglas DC-10 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | Philippine Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 1977 | Douglas DC-10 | Los Angeles, California, United States | National Airlines, Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 1976 | Douglas DC-10 | Jamicia, New York, United States | Aeronaves | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1977 | Cessna 182Q | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1977 | Beechcraft B24R | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1977 | Hiller UH-12E | Thermal, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Fort Plain, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1977 | Cessna 188 | Brookland, Arkansas, United States | JAY H Harmon | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1977 | Eaa Biplane P | Kennewick, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |