Douglas DC-10 N1821U
17 October 1981 · Los Angeles, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 October 1981 at about 17:00 local time, a Douglas DC-10 registered N1821U, operated by United Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an incident during in flight near Los Angeles, California, United States. 128 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:00
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-10
- Registration
- N1821U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- United Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Los Angeles, Ca → Chicago, Il
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 4-0021
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 |
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
1ST & 2ND OFFICERS LNDG ACFT WO FURTHER INCIDENTAFT CAPT BCM INCAPACITATED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-10 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jan 1981 | Douglas DC-10 | Leesburg, Virginia, United States | Northwest Airlines, 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 | - |