# Incident 19781106023209I: Doug DC10/, Houston, TX, November 6, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 1978, 08:02 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CAL
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68050, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68050-2024-04-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-10-10F (registry code 3022112, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-10-10f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF6-6 series (registry code 30020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-6-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC10/
- People aboard: 82
- 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/19781106023209I

## Narrative

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

CREW HEARD NOISES IN TAIL. AFTER LANDING FOUND CARGO DOOR SEAL HANGING OUT. IT WAS SLAPPING THE AIRPLANE.

## Other reports on N68050 (3)

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

- [Incident 19850203007079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850203007079I), Feb 3, 1985: Doug DC1010F (N68050), Memphis, TN. Electronics compartment door warning light came on. Door was reclosed, departed. Follow up check at destination.
- [Incident 19800512090801I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800512090801I), May 12, 1980: Doug DC1010F (N68050), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Struck aircraft while both were taxiing. N776NC.
- [Incident 19790216006029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790216006029I), Feb 16, 1979: Doug DC1010F (N68050), Houston, TX. Ground observer thought tire blew on takeoff.

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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