Douglas DC-10 N109AA

Summary

On 2 January 1990 at about 05:07 local time, a Douglas DC-10 registered N109AA, operated by American Airlines, was involved in an accident near Baltimore, Maryland, United States. 257 people were on board and 3 were seriously injured, 7 had minor injuries. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

2 January 1990 at 05:07

Classification

Accident

Location

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Nearest airport

Baltimore-Washington (BWI)

Coordinates

39.1693, -76.6692

Aircraft

Douglas DC-10

Registration

N109AA

Category

Airplane

Engines

3

Operator

American Airlines

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Dallas → New York

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

BFO90FA017

3 people were seriously injured.

INJURIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE EVACUATION OF THE AIRCRAFT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

SMOKE ENTERED THE FLIGHT DECK AND CABIN DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AND THE FLIGHT DIVERTED TO AND LANDED AT BWI. AFTER THE FLIGHT CAME TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY, THE CAPTAIN ORDERED THE EMERGENCY EVACUATION OF THE AIRCRAFT. ALL THE EMERGENCY EXITS WERE USED, EXCEPT THE OVERWING EXITS. WHEN THE OVERWING EXITS WERE DEPLOYED, THEY BLEW OVER THE REAR INSTEAD OF OVER THE FRONT OF THE WING AND WERE DEEMED UNUSABLE. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THE NO. 1 AIR CONDITIONING MODULE OVERHEATED AND OIL RESIDUE ON IT WAS THE SMOKE SOURCE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.