39.7392° N, 104.9847° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Denver, CO, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 9, 1983 · 10:30 local
Place
Denver, CO
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UALA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6013U
Reported as
Doug DC10*
People aboard
68
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.
No 7 wheel separated from aircraft on takeoff. Landed safely. Wheel bearings had failed from cosmoline contaminatio
As the FAA filed it
NO 7 WHEEL SEPARATED FROM AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF. LANDED SAFELY. WHEEL BEARINGS HAD FAILED FROM COSMOLINE CONTAMINATIO