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The McDonnell Douglas DC-10 had been involved in 55 accidents and incidents, including 32 hull-loss accidents, with 1,261 occupant fatalities. It was eventually replaced by more advanced and fuel-efficient twin-engine airliners, such as the Boeing 777 and the Airbus A330. [1] The last passenger DC-10 was retired in 2014 by Biman Bangladesh ...
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.
First Officer Edward H. Saunders, aged 33, had been employed by National Airlines since 1965, with 7,086 flight hours of which 445 hours were on the DC-10. Flight Engineer Golden W. Hanks, aged 55, employed by National Airlines since 1950, with 17,814 flight hours of which 1,252 flight hours were on the DC-10.
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The airplane, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 (registration N1819U [6]), was delivered in 1971 and owned by United Airlines since then.Before departure on the flight from Denver on July 19, 1989, the airplane had been operated for a total of 43,401 hours and 16,997 cycles (takeoff-landing pairs).
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.