5 ▁passengers ▁and ▁ 7 ▁crew ▁were ▁not ▁injured . ▁The ▁aircraft ▁was ▁ins pected ▁by ▁mechan ics ▁at ▁the ▁American ▁Airlines ▁Tul sa ▁maintenance ▁base ▁and ▁cleared ▁to ▁fly ; ▁it ▁was ▁then ▁flow n ▁to ▁Kansas ▁City ▁and ▁Chicago ▁with ▁passengers , ▁only ▁to ▁be ▁removed ▁from ▁service ▁after ▁skin ▁wr ink les ▁in ▁the ▁fus el age ▁were ▁noticed . ▁A ▁senior ▁American ▁Airlines ▁official ▁later ▁conced ed ▁that ▁the ▁Tul sa ▁mechan ics ▁" er red " ▁in ▁their ▁ins pection . ▁▁ 2 7 ▁December ▁ 1 9 8 7 : ▁Fl ight ▁ 5 7 3 , ▁a ▁Douglas ▁DC - 9 - 3 1 ▁( N 8 9 4 8 E ), ▁land ed ▁hard ▁at ▁P ens ac ola ▁Regional ▁Airport . ▁The ▁nose ▁g ear ▁touched ▁down ▁first , ▁and ▁the ▁aircraft ▁b ounced ▁and ▁touched ▁down ▁again , ▁breaking ▁the ▁passenger ▁cabin ▁a ft ▁of ▁the ▁wings . ▁The ▁plane ▁stopped ▁with ▁its ▁tail ▁rest ing ▁on ▁the ▁run way ▁but ▁all ▁ 1 0 3 ▁passengers ▁and ▁ 4 ▁crew ▁surv ived . ▁ ▁Hij ack ings ▁As ▁Eastern ▁Air ▁L ines ▁fle w ▁to ▁Cuba , ▁the ▁air line ▁suffered ▁numerous ▁hij ack ings ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁▁ 2 4 ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 1 : ▁Fl ight ▁ 2 0 2 , ▁a ▁Lock he ed ▁L - 1