Boeing 727-200 XAMXG
9 August 1986 · Dfw Airport, Texas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 9 August 1986 at about 20:00 local time, a Boeing 727-200 registered XAMXG, operated by Mexicana Airlines, was involved in an accident near Dfw Airport, Texas, United States. 95 people were on board and one was seriously injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Dfw Airport, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727-200
- Registration
- XAMXG
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Mexicana Airlines
- Operating rule
- Part 129: Foreign
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Acapulco → Dfw Airport
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW86LA132
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 94 |
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
THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN SMOOTH AIR AND IN STRAIGHT AND LEVEL FLIGHT. THE 'FASTEN SEAT BELT' SIGN WAS ILLUMINATED. A MALE PASSENGER WENT TO THE FORWARD LAVATORY AND FELL, INJURING HIS HEAD AND BACK. THE FLOOR WAS DRY AND THERE WAS NO LOOSE OR TORN CARPET OT OTHER LOOSE OBJECTS WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED HIM TO SLIP OR STUMBLE. THE REASON FOR HIS FALL WHILE IN THE LAVATORY IS UNDETERMINED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 727 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jan 1986 | Boeing 727-225 | Loudon County, Virginia, United States | Eastern Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 8 Feb 1986 | Boeing 727-223 | Harlingen, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1986 | Boeing 727-225 | New York, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 1986 | Boeing 727-232 | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 1986 | Boeing 727 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 1986 | Boeing 727-225 | Miami, Florida, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Aug 1986 | Cessna U206F | Matagorda Is., Texas, United States | Systems Plumbing, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1986 | Hughes 369-500D | Fort Stockton, Texas, United States | William O. Bowers | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1986 | Cessna 172A | Gainesville, Texas, United States | Michael D. Allison | No injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1986 | Boeing A75N1 | Addison, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1986 | Boeing A75N1 | Laporte, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1986 | Boeing E75 | Sweetwater, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |