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McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 N123AA

12 October 1983 · Atlantic Ocean · Minor injuries

Summary

On 12 October 1983 at about 04:19 local time, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 registered N123AA was involved in an incident near Atlantic Ocean. 91 people were on board and 13 had minor injuries. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 04:19
Classification
Incident
Location
Atlantic Ocean
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10
Registration
N123AA
Category
Airplane
Engines
3
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 121: Air Carrier
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
San Juan → Jamaica
Aircraft damage
Not recorded
Weather
VMC
Light
Night/Bright
NTSB number
NYC84IA007

People

13 people had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
91 0 0 13 78

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

THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED MODERATE TO SEVERE TURBULENCE AS IT SEEMED TO PASS THROUGH A CUMULUS CLOUD. RADAR SHOWED NO BUILDUPS & THERE WERE NO SIGMETS OR AIRMETS IN EFFECT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other McDonnell Douglas DC-10 accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
8 Dec 1983 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10
N103AA
Newark, New Jersey, United States
no coordinates
- No injuries -
5 Jun 1983 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10
N68043
Yuma, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
- Serious injuries -
26 May 1983 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40
N154US
Clarion, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
Northwest Airlines, Inc. No injuries -
1 Sep 1983 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
YV134
Miami, Florida, United States - No injuries -
23 Dec 1983 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30CF
H7339
Anchorage, Alaska, United States - Serious injuries -
22 Aug 1982 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F
N104WA
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States World Airways, Inc. No injuries -

All 92 records for this type