13.4742° N, 144.7478° EPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Hagåtña, GU, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 21, 1979 · 23:15 local
Place
Agana, Guam
Airport
International
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
RPC20
Reported as
Doug DC10/
People aboard
279
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 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.
Takeoff aborted, blew three tires on left side. Cowling and fan blades damaged by a piece of wheel rim.
As the FAA filed it
TAKEOFF ABORTED, BLEW THREE TIRES ON LEFT SIDE. COWLING AND FAN BLADES DAMAGED BY A PIECE OF WHEEL RIM.