Douglas DC-10 N109AA
7 September 1981 · Salt Lake City, Utah, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 7 September 1981 at about 12:45 local time, a Douglas DC-10 registered N109AA, operated by American Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during static near Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. 276 people were on board and one died. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
- Nearest airport
- Salt Lk City Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-10
- Registration
- N109AA
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- American Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Static
- Route
- San Francisco, Ca → Chicago, Il
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0013
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 276 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 275 |
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
PAX FELL OFF MOBILE AIRSTAIR WHEN NON WEIGHT BEARING SIDEPANEL SEPARATED UNDER PAX IMPOSED LOAD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-10 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jan 1981 | Douglas DC-10 | Leesburg, Virginia, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 1981 | Douglas DC-10 | Los Angeles, California, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 1981 | Douglas DC-10 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1981 | Douglas DC-10 | Baltimore, Maryland, United States | World Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 May 1981 | Douglas DC-10 | Miami, Florida, United States | Pan American World Airlines | Fatal | - |
| 3 Apr 1981 | Douglas DC-10 | Hannibal, Missouri, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |