# Incident 19790215007139I: Doug DC1010F, Junction, TX, February 15, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1979, 18:25 local time
- Place: Junction, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CAL
- Location: 30.4908° N, 99.7732° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Junction, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4908&lon=-99.7732&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68049, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68049-2020-04-23) (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 DC1010F
- People aboard: 159
- 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/19790215007139I

## Narrative

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

NOTE FOUND IN BLUE ROOM STATING EXPLOSIVE CHEMICAL ONBOARD. PROCEEDED TO CUBA. NORMAL LANDING.

## Other reports on N68049 (1)

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

- [Incident 20150716013019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150716013019I), Jul 16, 2015: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-10-10F (N68049), Newark, NJ, No damage. Fedex 1607 reported being illuminated by a broad green laser pulse while climbing out of 1500? Six miles southwest of the Newark airport. Pulse was reported to…

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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