Douglas DC-10 N106AA
14 May 1974 · Earlville, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 May 1974 at about 14:20 local time, a Douglas DC-10 registered N106AA, operated by American Airlines, Inc., was involved in an incident during in flight near Earlville, Illinois, United States. 116 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 14:20
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Earlville, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-10
- Registration
- N106AA
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- American Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Los Angeles, Calif → Chicago, Ill
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 4-0013
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 |
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
LIGHTNING STRIKE IMPROPERLY SECURED DOOR OPENED, SEPRTD.MFG INITIATED DOOR HANDLE DESIGN REVISION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-10 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct 1974 | Douglas DC-10 | Brownsville, Texas, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 1974 | Douglas DC-10 | Tampa, Florida, United States | National Airlines, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1973 | Douglas DC-10 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | National Airlines, Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Nov 1973 | Douglas DC-10 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | National Airlines, Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Feb 1975 | Douglas DC-10 | Los Angeles, California, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 1975 | Douglas DC-10 | Banning, California, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 1974 | Aeronca 7BCM | Arboles, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1974 | Piper PA-18 | Joliet, Illinois, United States | Joliet Municip | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1974 | Cessna 172 | Ely, Minnesota, United States | Wilderness WIN | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1974 | Bell 47G-2 | Seward, Alaska, United States | Heli-Lift, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 May 1974 | Sikorsky S55B | Kaneohe, Hawaii, United States | Rotorlift Inc | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1974 | Cessna 206 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |