29.7633° N, 95.3633° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 4, 1978 · 19:15 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
Intercontinental
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
PAA
Aircraft
N64NA
Reported as
Doug DC10/
People aboard
108
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
20,600 total4,200 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot allowed right main gear to run off taxiway. Got stuck in mud.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT ALLOWED RIGHT MAIN GEAR TO RUN OFF TAXIWAY. GOT STUCK IN MUD.