Boeing 707 N7573A
20 September 1978 · St Louis, Missouri, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 20 September 1978 at about 20:00 local time, a Boeing 707 registered N7573A, operated by American Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near St Louis, Missouri, United States. 72 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- St Louis, Missouri, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 707
- Registration
- N7573A
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- American Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Los Angeles, Ca → Cincinnati, Oh
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0016
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 71 |
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
CLIMBING THRU CUMULUS CLOUDS IN DARKNESS, TURNED NO SMOKING SIGN OFF.F/A IN AFT GALLEY INJURED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 707 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Aug 1978 | Boeing 707 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1979 | Boeing 707 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 1979 | Boeing 707 | Palatine, Illinois, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 1979 | Boeing 707 | Panama City, Central America | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 1977 | Boeing 707 | St Louis, Missouri, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 1977 | Boeing 707 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |