Boeing B727-023 incident near Dfw Airport, Texas, October 6, 1983
On October 6, 1983 at about 1:33 am local time, a Boeing B727-023, registered N1972, suffered minor damage in an incident near Dfw Airport, Texas (Dfw airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under scheduled airline rules (Part 121). 4 people had minor injuries; 66 others were unhurt. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 6, 1983 · about 1:33 am local time
- Place
- Dfw Airport, Texas · Dfw
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- 4 people had minor injuries; 66 others were unhurt.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Boeing B727-023
- Registration
- N1972 · registry record · serial 18428
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · scheduled airline rules (Part 121)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
A BRAKE FIRE RESULTING FROM A DRAGGING BRAKE THE CAUSE OF WHICH WAS NOT DETERMINED WAS THE REASON FOR AN EVACUATION DURING TAXI BACK TO THE RAMP BECAUSE OF A BRAKE DISCREPANCY. THE SLIDE LOST PRESSURE WHICH WAS ATTRIBUTED TO A HIGH HEEL SHOE.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Medical certificate: Unknown
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme
- Maximum gross weight: 142,000 lb
- Seats: 134
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: P&W JT8D (turbojet); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
The flight
- Destination: DSM Des Moines IA
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 0
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Wind: from 130° at 4 knots
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 72°F (22°C), dew point 39°F (4°C)
- Observation at 1:46 am from DFW, 1 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 6 | |||
| Passengers | 4 | 60 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number FTW84IA007.