Incident description
Last updated: 19 May 2013
| Status: | Final |
| Date: | 05 APR 1977 |
| Time: | 09:36 |
| Type: | Boeing 707-123B |
| Operator: | American Airlines |
| Registration: | N7508A |
| C/n / msn: | 17635/15 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 45 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 52 |
| Airplane damage: | Minor |
| Airplane fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | near Saint Louis, MO (United States of America) |
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Saint Louis-Lambert International Airport, MO (STL/KSTL), United States of America |
| Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX), United States of America | |
| Flightnumber: | 241 |
American Flight 241 departed Saint Louis (STL) about 08:50 on a service to Los Angeles (LAX). About 20 minutes later, at FL390, the nr.3 engine separated from the wing along with the engine pylon.
The pilot returned to Saint Louis where a safe emergency landing was made.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
airframe - wings: nacelles,pods,pylons
miscellaneous acts,conditions - fatigue fracture
FACTOR:
miscellaneous acts,conditions - separation in flight Events:
Sources:
» NTSB
» Pasadena Star-News 6-4-1977
Photos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Saint Louis-Lambert International Airport, MO to Los Angeles International Airport, CA as the crow flies is 2540 km (1588 miles).
Distance from Saint Louis-Lambert International Airport, MO to Los Angeles International Airport, CA as the crow flies is 2540 km (1588 miles).
