Boeing B727-023 N1972
6 October 1983 · Dfw Airport, Texas, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 6 October 1983 at about 01:33 local time, a Boeing B727-023 registered N1972 was involved in an incident near Dfw Airport, Texas, United States. 72 people were on board and 4 had minor injuries. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 01:33
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Dfw Airport, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dfw (DFW)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing B727-023
- Registration
- N1972
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Des Moines
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- FTW84IA007
People
4 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 66 |
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
A BRAKE FIRE RESULTING FROM A DRAGGING BRAKE THE CAUSE OF WHICH WAS NOT DETERMINED WAS THE REASON FOR AN EVACUATION DURING TAXI BACK TO THE RAMP BECAUSE OF A BRAKE DISCREPANCY. THE SLIDE LOST PRESSURE WHICH WAS ATTRIBUTED TO A HIGH HEEL SHOE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing B727 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Mar 1979 | Boeing B727 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | Western Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jan 1991 | Boeing B727-223 | Des Moines, Iowa, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Nov 1995 | Boeing B727-224 | Panama City, Panama | Continental Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Nov 1970 | Boeing B727 | Los Angeles, California, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 2006 | Boeing B727-200 | Banglore, India | Transmile Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 2008 | Boeing B727-200F | Kolonia, Federated States Of Micronesia | Asia Pacific Airlines | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 1983 | Douglas DC-8-63F | Dfw Airport, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1983 | Cessna 140 | Hitchcock, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 1983 | Aero Commander S2R | Katy, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1983 | Grumman G-164B | East Bernard, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 1983 | Boeing 727-223B | Dallas/Ft Worth, Texas, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 1983 | Cessna 152 | Killeen, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |