Accident · 2001-10-29

NTSB case IAD02LA007 · Boeing 757-223 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 2001-10-29
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: Boeing 757-223 (N640A)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): AMERICAN AIRLINES INC

Probable cause

A passenger sustained a broken ankle during an emergency evacuation.

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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