# NTSB Accident FTW88LA050
> **MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-10** · 1988-01-10 · DFW AIRPORT, TX, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW88LA050
- **Event ID:** 20001213X24905
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1988-01-10
- **Location:** DFW AIRPORT, TX, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 290
- **Total aboard:** 291
## Aircraft
- **Make:** MCDONNELL DOUGLAS
- **Model:** DC-10
- **Registration:** N142AA
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 3
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

UNEXPECTED OPENING OF THE IL DOOR, WHICH CAUGHT THE PASSENGER BETWEEN IT AND THE BULKHEAD AS THE DOOR MOVED INWARD AND UPWARD. A SECONDARY CAUSE WAS THE FAILURE OF THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS TO FOLLOW COMPANY PROCEDURES REQUIRING THEM TO GUARD ALL ENTRY DOORS DURING THE DEPLANING PROCESS.

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