Douglas DC-10 N60NA
3 November 1973 · Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 3 November 1973 at about 16:40 local time, a Douglas DC-10 registered N60NA, operated by National Airlines, Inc, was involved in an accident during in flight near Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. 128 people were on board and one died, 24 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-10
- Registration
- N60NA
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- National Airlines, Inc
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Miami, Fla → San Francisco, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0043
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 128 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 103 |
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
PLT SELECTED EMPTY FUEL TANK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-10 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Aug 1973 | Douglas DC-10 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | National Airlines, Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Dec 1973 | Douglas DC-10 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Iberia | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1973 | Douglas DC-10 | Rochester, New York, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 1973 | Douglas DC-10 | Miami, Florida, United States | National Airlines, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 7 May 1973 | Douglas DC-10 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 1973 | Douglas DC-10 | Dallas, Texas, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |