# Incident 19890606014379I: Doug DC1010, Lamar, CO, June 6, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1989, 16:20 local time
- Place: Lamar, CO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 37.9704° N, 100.8608° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9704&lon=-100.8608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1848U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC1010
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21,903 total, 1,774 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89IA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89IA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890606014379I

## Narrative

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

DEVIATING AROUND THUNDERSTORMS ENCOUNTERED STRONG DOWNDRAFT AND TURBULENCE.

## 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 CHI89IA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89IA104), Jun 6, 1989: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10 (N1848U), Garden City, KS, incident, no damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF SOME OF THE PASSENGERS TO FOLLOW THE CAPTAIN'S INSTRUCTIONS TO FASTEN THEIR LAP BELTS.

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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