# Incident 19820208001709I: Doug DC1010, Los Angeles, CA, February 8, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1982, 05:30 local time
- Place: Los Angeles, CA
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 34.0522° N, 118.2437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Los Angeles, CA, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0522&lon=-118.2437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68042, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68042-2013-02-13) (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/19820208001709I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT TOW BAR BROKE AND AIRCRAFT OVERRAN TUG WHILE BEING TOWED TO GATE.

## Other reports on N68042 (1)

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

- [Incident 19821119065919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821119065919I), Nov 19, 1982: Doug DC1010 (N68042), Houston, TX, Substantial damage. Birds struck aircraft on takeoff. Returned to airport. Engine damaged.

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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