The State - News from June 22, 1986
Several passengers suffered minor injuries sliding down emergency escape chutes after an American Airlines Boeing 727 aborted a takeoff at San Francisco International Airport because of smoke coming from the landing gear. The plane, bound for Phoenix with 67 people aboard, was on the runway when the control tower spotted smoke near the left landing gear. The captain pulled the plane over to a taxiway and deployed the emergency chutes. Cause of the smoke is under investigation.
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