# Incident 19780601041459I: Doug DC10/, Denver, CO, June 1, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1978, 02:15 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Stapleton International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CAL
- Location: 39.7392° N, 104.9847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denver, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7392&lon=-104.9847&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68053, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68053-2024-02-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-10-10F (registry code 3022112, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-10-10f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF6-6D (registry code 30076, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-6d) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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/19780601041459I

## Narrative

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

COMPLETE INSTRUMENT FAILURE AFTER FAILURE OF A GENERATOR DRIVE END BEARING FAILURE. LANDED SAFELY.

## Other reports on N68053 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20050603012339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050603012339I), Jun 3, 2005: Doug DC1010F (N68053), Kansas City, MO. (-23) See attached for flight engineer information. Facts given by the director of operations: aircraft was in cruise flight at FL350 and all indications were…
- [Accident 19980404005999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980404005999A), Apr 4, 1998: Doug DC1010F (N68053), Memphis, TN, Substantial damage. Collided with nose dock on pushback from gate. Tug driver cut it around too soon. (.4)the tug operator (maintenance representative) was pushing back an…

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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