# Incident 19871005079079I: Doug DC1040, Milwaukee, WI, October 5, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1987, 17:10 local time
- Place: Milwaukee, WI
- Airport: General Mitchell Field
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 42.9792° N, 87.9003° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9792&lon=-87.9003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N157US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N157US-2002-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-10-40 (registry code 3023508, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-10-40) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT9D-3A (registry code 52050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt9d-3a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC1040
- People aboard: 132
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88IA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88IA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871005079079I

## Narrative

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

TAIL CONE FELL OFF ENGINE ON CLIMBOUT. RETURNED. BOLTS THAT HELD CONE ON HAD SHEARED ALLOWING CONE TO DROP OFF.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI88IA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88IA003), Oct 5, 1987: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-40 (N157US), Milwaukee, WI, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N157US (2)

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

- [Incident 20000820029089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000820029089I), Aug 20, 2000: Doug DC1040 (N157US), Minneapolis, MN, 1 fatal. (-23)Abeam mcw the captain was found in the foward lav by the lead flight attendant. He was not breathing and had no pulse. An emegency was declared by the…
- [Incident 19790825032559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790825032559I), Aug 25, 1979: Doug DC1040 (N157US), Detroit, MI. Flight returned after massive bird strike. Two 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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