Douglas DC-10 N68042
27 July 1972 · Los Angeles, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 July 1972 at about 13:05 local time, a Douglas DC-10 registered N68042, operated by Continental Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an incident during in flight near Los Angeles, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:05
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-10
- Registration
- N68042
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Continental Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Z
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 4-0031
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
5TH STAGE DISK SEPD, OIL FIRE.LOOSE B NUT, PRESS LINE TO BEARINGS.TYPE OPN, CREW, PAX ONBRD NOT RPRTD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-10 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 May 1972 | Douglas DC-10 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | Continental Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 1972 | Douglas DC-10 | Miami, Florida, United States | National Airlines, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1972 | Douglas DC-10 | Moline, Illinois, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 30 Oct 1972 | Douglas DC-10 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 1972 | Douglas DC-10 | Windsor, Canada | American Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1971 | Douglas DC-10 | Los Angeles, California, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |