# Incident 19780216006679I: Doug DC10/, Whittier, CA, February 16, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 1978, 20:20 local time
- Place: Whittier, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UAL
- Location: 33.9668° N, 118.0201° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Whittier, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9668&lon=-118.0201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1818U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC10/
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780216006679I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FUELING DOOR BROKE OFF AT THE HINGE DURING APPROACH. CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE ROOF OF A RESIDENCE.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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