# NTSB Accident CHI93LA043
> **BOEING 727-232** · 1992-11-28 · CHICAGO, IL, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI93LA043
- **Event ID:** 20001211X16023
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1992-11-28
- **Location:** CHICAGO, IL, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 5
- **Uninjured:** 118
- **Total aboard:** 124
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BOEING
- **Model:** 727-232
- **Registration:** N401DA
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 3
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE CAPTAIN'S INADEQUATE COORDINATION WITH THE GROUND AND FLIGHT CREW.  FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PASSENGER'S PERCEPTION THAT THE APU EXHAUST WAS A FIRE, WHICH RESULTED IN ACTION THAT INITIATED AN EVACUATION.

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