39.2904° N, 76.6122° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Baltimore, MD, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 22, 1979 · 11:24 local
Place
Baltimore, MD
Airport
Washington International
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UAL
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1832U
Reported as
Doug DC10/
Reported engine
GE CF66D
People aboard
171
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.
Power interruption #3 engine during climb. Engine shutdown. Internal engine failure.
As the FAA filed it
POWER INTERRUPTION #3 ENGINE DURING CLIMB. ENGINE SHUTDOWN. INTERNAL ENGINE FAILURE.