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| Date: | Wednesday 5 August 1981 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63 |
| Owner/operator: | SAS Scandinavian Airlines |
| Registration: | SE-DBL |
| MSN: | 46163/556 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 182 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Amman Airport -
 Jordan
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Amman Airport |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The Station Manager was standing on the platform of the moveable stairway. He reentered the aircraft and the driver of the stairway began to move it from the aircraft. The station manager stepped back to leave the aircraft and fell to the apron sustaining fatal injuries.
Sources:
https://www.planespotters.net/airframe/douglas-dc-8-60-n797al-emery-worldwide-airlines/3wk695
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Sep-2025 05:52 | FlyWolf | Added |
| 05-Sep-2025 05:54 | ASN | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Sep-2025 05:54 | ASN | Updated |
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