Douglas DC-10 N143US
31 January 1981 · Leesburg, Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 31 January 1981 at about 18:06 local time, a Douglas DC-10 registered N143US, operated by Northwest Airlines, Inc., was involved in an incident during in flight near Leesburg, Virginia, United States. 53 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:06
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Leesburg, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dulles Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-10
- Registration
- N143US
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Northwest Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Boston, Ma → Seattle, Wa
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 4-0018
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
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
NO 30 FAN BLADE IN NO 3 ENG FAILED, FATIGUE BGN AT PREEXISTING HI TEMP ARC BURN.COWL/FAN CASE SEPD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-10 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Oct 1981 | Douglas DC-10 | Los Angeles, California, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 1981 | Douglas DC-10 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1981 | Douglas DC-10 | Baltimore, Maryland, United States | World Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 May 1981 | Douglas DC-10 | Miami, Florida, United States | Pan American World Airlines | Fatal | - |
| 7 Sep 1981 | Douglas DC-10 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Apr 1981 | Douglas DC-10 | Hannibal, Missouri, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |