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The McDonnell Douglas DC-10 had been involved in 55 accidents and incidents, including 32 hull-loss accidents, with 1,261 occupant fatalities. It was eventually replaced by more advanced and fuel-efficient twin-engine airliners, such as the Boeing 777 and the Airbus A330 . [ 1 ]
The DC-10 also crashed into an old storage hangar at the edge of the airport at the former site of Ravenswood Airport. The aircraft was destroyed by the impact force and ignition of a nearly full load of 21,000 US gallons (79,000 L; 17,000 imp gal) of fuel; no sizable components other than the engines and tail section remained. [14]
As of September 2015, the DC-10 had been involved in 55 accidents and incidents, [91] including 32 hull-loss accidents, [92] with 1,261 occupant fatalities. [93] Of these accidents and incidents, it has been involved in nine hijackings resulting in one death and a bombing resulting in 170 occupant fatalities. [ 93 ]
McDonnell Douglas DC-10 – trzysilnikowy samolot średniego i dalekiego zasięgu, produkowany przez przedsiębiorstwo McDonnell Douglas. Porównywany do Airbusa A300, Boeinga 747 i Lockheed L-1011 TriStar. DC-10 został wyprodukowany w liczbie 446 egzemplarzy, natomiast w aktywnej służbie pozostaje 168 sztuk (38%).
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 należący do linii United Airlines rozbił się w czasie podchodzenia awaryjnego do lądowania na lotnisku w Sioux City w stanie Iowa. W katastrofie zginęło 111 osób spośród 296 osób na pokładzie.
21 kwi 2024 · Learn about the five most notable crashes involving the McDonnell Douglas DC-10, a trijet aircraft that entered service in 1971. The accidents include Air New Zealand Flight 901, American Airlines Flight 191, and United Airlines Flight 232.
19 gru 2022 · On July 19, 1989, at 14:09 Central Daylight Time (CDT), Flight 232 departed Denver with 285 passengers and 11 crewmembers on board. About 1 hour and 7 minutes after takeoff (at approximately 15:16 CDT) the flight crew heard a loud bang followed by vibration and shuddering of the airframe.
