# Incident 19810102007099I: Doug DC1010, Denver, CO, January 2, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 1981, 11:30 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Stapleton International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Engine Run-Up
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 39.7392° N, 104.9847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denver, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7392&lon=-104.9847&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68044, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68044-2007-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10 (registry code 3022110, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-10-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF6-6 series (registry code 30020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-6-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC1010
- Reported engine: GE CF6*
- 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/19810102007099I

## Narrative

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

DURING ENGINE START A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE #2 ENGINE. CONE ASSEMBLY SPINNER CAME OFF, FAN DAMAGED

## Other reports on N68044 (2)

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

- [Incident 19880130014109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880130014109I), Jan 30, 1988: Doug DC1010 (N68044), Los Angeles, CA, Minor damage. Aircraft sustained damage to lower fuselage tail section due to striking or dragging the runway during landing.
- [Incident 19841228073129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841228073129I), Dec 28, 1984: Doug DC10* (N68044), Chicago, IL. Aborted takeoff when oil quantity dropped. Oil black in color. Engine to be changed.

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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