Douglas DC-10 N103AA
17 August 1971 · Los Angeles, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 August 1971 at about 09:00 local time, a Douglas DC-10 registered N103AA, operated by American Airlines, Inc., was involved in an incident during in flight near Los Angeles, California, United States. 181 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:00
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-10
- Registration
- N103AA
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- American Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Chicago, Ill
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 4-0045
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 181 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 181 |
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
TAIL CONE DOORS CAME OPEN.LODGED IN BOTH INBOARDELEV.NR 2 ENG CKD BY MAINT PERS BEFORE FLT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-10 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Dec 1971 | Douglas DC-10 | Dulles Int Apt, District of Columbia, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Nov 1971 | Douglas DC-10 | Miami, Florida, United States | National Airlines, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 May 1972 | Douglas DC-10 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | Continental Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 1972 | Douglas DC-10 | Miami, Florida, United States | National Airlines, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1972 | Douglas DC-10 | Los Angeles, California, United States | Continental Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1972 | Douglas DC-10 | Moline, Illinois, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |