Accident · 1996-10-28

NTSB case NYC97LA009 · McDonnell Douglas MD-80 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1996-10-28
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas MD-80 (N244AA)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC

Probable cause

Failure of the nose landing gear upper lock link.

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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