# Accident 19890719023719A: Doug DC1010, Sioux City, IA, July 19, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1989, 16:00 local time
- Place: Sioux City, IA
- Airport: Sioux Gateway
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 42.4013° N, 96.3844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4013&lon=-96.3844&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1819U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1819U-1990-06-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10 (registry code 3022110, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-10-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC1010
- Reported engine: GE CF66D
- People aboard: 132
- Fatal injuries: 111
- Pilot flight hours: 29,967 total, 7,190 in this make and model, 213 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA89MA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA89MA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890719023719A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAN RUPTURED. DEBRIS CUT HYDRAULIC FLIGHT CONTROLS.MAINTENANCE FAILED DETECT FATIGUE CRACKS.

## 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 DCA89MA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA89MA063), Jul 19, 1989: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10 (N1819U), Sioux City, IA, destroyed, 111 fatal. Probable cause: THE INADEQUATE CONSIDERATION GIVEN TO HUMAN FACTORS LIMITATIONS IN THE INSPECTION AND QUALITY CONTROL PROCEDURES USED BY UNITED AIRLINES' ENGINE OVERHAUL FACILITY WHICH RESULTED IN THE FAILURE TO…

## Other reports on N1819U (2)

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

- [Incident 19801023075709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801023075709I), Oct 23, 1980: Doug DC1010 (N1819U), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Engine shut down due to vibration, N2 fluctuation and loss of oil pressure. Engine was changed.
- [Incident 19780527040929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780527040929I), May 27, 1978: Doug DC10/ (N1819U), Pittsburgh, PA. Enroute lost hydraulic system. Replaced case drain flex line and left pump.

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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