McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 N1830U
12 September 1988 · Denver, Colorado, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 12 September 1988 at about 19:50 local time, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 registered N1830U was involved in an accident near Denver, Colorado, United States. 207 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Denver, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Stapleton Intl (DEN)
- Coordinates
- 39.7910, -104.8404
- Aircraft
- McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10
- Registration
- N1830U
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Chicago → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN88MA203
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 207 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 206 |
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
AS THE CAPT WAS DEPLOYING REVERSERS DRG LNDG, #2 & #3 REVERSERS UNLOCKED & DEPLOYED (GREEN LGT COND), BUT #1 REVERSER WAS BINDING & ONLY MOVED TO THE UNLOCKED PSN (AMBER LGT COND). CAPT WAS NOT WARNED OF THIS COND, THOUGH 2ND OFFICER SHOULD HAVE MONITORED LGTS. CAPT SAID HE RCHD TO CHECK #1 LEVER. AT ABT THAT TIME, ACFT YAWED RGT. DESPITE IMT ACTION BYTHE CAPT, DRCTNL CTL OF ACFT WAS LOST DUE TO YAWING CAUSED BY INOP THRUST REVERSER. ACFT CONTD OFF RWY, CROSSED 2 TWYS &NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. AFTER STOPPING, EVACUATION WAS ORDERED. EVACUATION SLIDES DEPLOYED NMLY, BUT WITH THE ACFT ON ITS NOSE, USE OF SLIDES AT DOORS 4L & 4R WAS DISCONTINUED DUE TO EXCESSIVE VERTICAL ANGLE OF SLIDES. INV REVEALED THAT AFTERTCHDWN, #1 ENG ACCELERATED WITH FWD THRUST AS #2 & #3 ENGS PROVIDED REVERSE THRUST. AT ABT THE SAME TIME, THE ACFT'S NOSE LIFTED OFF THE RWY TO A 4 DEG ATTITUDE & THE ACFT WENT OFF THE RWY. AN EXAM OF THE THROTTLE QUADRANT REVEALED THE S1-847 SW WAS CURLED/TWISTED & 2 SUPPORT SHAFTS (HOLDING THE SWS) WERE BENT CAUSING INTMT OPN OF THE #1 REVERSER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other McDonnell Douglas DC-10 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 1988 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10 | Dfw Airport, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 1988 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 May 1988 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 | Dfw Airport, Texas, United States | American Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Dec 1988 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10 | Atlantic Ocean | American Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1989 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10 | Garden City, Kansas, United States | United Airlines | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 1989 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Dec 1988 | Cessna 152 II | Gilcrest, Colorado, United States | Larry J. Kuebrich | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1988 | Boeing 727-100 | Denver, Colorado, United States | Connie Kallitta Services | No injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 1988 | Cessna 206 | Glade Park, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 1988 | Beechcraft 1900 | Denver, Colorado, United States | Rocky Mountain Airways | No injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 1988 | Cessna 172M | Erie, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jan 1988 | Cessna 152 | Greeley, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |