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170: The DC-10's fourth deadliest incident happened on the 19 September 1989 with UTA Flight 772 when a bomb exploded on board the aircraft while it was flying over the Sahara Desert in Niger. The explosion resulted in the structural failure of the DC-10, leading to the crash and all 170 occupants on board dying. [9]
Pages in category "Accidents and incidents involving the McDonnell Douglas DC-10" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The DC-10-10 is the initial passenger version introduced in 1971, produced from 1970 to 1981. The DC-10-10 was equipped with GE CF6-6 engines, which was the first civil engine version from the CF6 family. A total of 122 were built. [56] DC-10-10CF The –10CF is a convertible passenger and cargo transport version of the –10.
American Airlines Flight 191 was a regularly scheduled domestic passenger flight from O'Hare International Airport in Chicago to Los Angeles International Airport.On the afternoon of May 25, 1979, the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 operating this flight was taking off from runway 32R at O'Hare International when its left engine detached from the wing, causing a loss of control.
Western Airlines Flight 2605, nicknamed the "Night Owl", [2] was an international scheduled passenger flight from Los Angeles, California, to Mexico City, Mexico.On October 31, 1979, at 5:42 a.m. CST (UTC−06:00), the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 used on the flight crashed at Mexico City International Airport in fog after landing on a runway that was closed for maintenance.
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The DC-10 had eight emergency exits, but after the crash, only four could be operated. The number 1 right exit had a fault in the mechanism and could not be opened. Due to the weak floor at the end of the aircraft, the floor had become deformed, causing failures in multiple-seat tracks and restraints, and also destroyed the two emergency exits ...