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| Date: | Monday 29 October 2001 |
| Time: | 21:50 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 757-223 |
| Owner/operator: | American Airlines |
| Registration: | N640A |
| MSN: | 24598/350 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
| Engine model: | General Electric |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 149 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Dulles, VA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | New York-La Guardia Airport, NY (LGA/KLGA) |
| Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, TX (DFW/KDFW) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
About 40 minutes after takeoff, a passenger found a threatening note when she extended her seat back tray. The note was given to a flight attendant, who informed the flightcrew of its contents. The flightcrew declared an emergency, diverted to another airport, and landed uneventfully. An emergency evacuation was conducted, during which one passenger broke her ankle, while exiting the bottom of the emergency slide. She was transported to the hospital, treated for her injuries, and returned to the airport to continue on the flight.
Probable Cause: A passenger sustained a broken ankle during an emergency evacuation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB IAD02LA007
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 February 2009 | N640A | American Airlines | 0 | Santa Ana-John Wayne International Airport, CA (SNA/KSNA) | |
non |
| Engine failure | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Mar-2024 11:00 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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