McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 N112AA
3 September 1985 · Abilene, Texas, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 3 September 1985 at about 16:57 local time, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 registered N112AA was involved in an incident near Abilene, Texas, United States. 189 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:57
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Abilene, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dyess Air Force Base (DYS)
- Coordinates
- 32.4303, -99.8297
- Aircraft
- McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10
- Registration
- N112AA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- El Paso → Dfw Arpt
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW85IA341
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 189 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 188 |
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
AA DC-10 ENROUTE EL PASO, TX. TO DFW ARPRT TX. HAD FIRE WARNING #3 ENG. CREW PERFORMED EMERG. PROC. BUT LITE REMAINED ON. CREW MADE EMERGENCY LANDING DYESS AFB ABILENE, TX. PAX EMER EVAC LEFT SIDE OF A/C. AFT SLIDE L4 DEFLATED DURING EVAC 1 PAX RECEIVED MINOR INJ. 20 PAX WERE TREATED FOR VARIOUS ABRASIONS AND BRUISES AND RELEASED. FIRE WARNING CAUSED BY SEPARATED BLEED AIR DUCT. DUE TO FATIGUE WHICH MELTED FIRE WARNING CIRCUIT. REASON FOR SLIDE DEFLATION NOT POSITIVELY DETERMINED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other McDonnell Douglas DC-10 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jun 1985 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 | San Juan | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1985 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | United Airlines | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 May 1985 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 | Jamaica, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1985 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1986 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | Unknown | - |
| 3 Jan 1986 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 1985 | Robinson R-22 | Dallas, Texas, United States | W. N. Cope | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 1985 | Cessna T210N | Mineral Wells, Texas, United States | Executive Air Charter, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1985 | Rockwell S-2R | Olton, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1985 | Lockheed L-1011-385-1 | Dallas/Ft Worth, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 134 |
| 19 Jun 1985 | Swearingen SA-26AT | Rocksprings, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Jun 1985 | Cessna 150 | Temple, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |