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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Doug MD11 · Pacific Ocean, HI · April 6, 1993

Date
April 6, 1993 · 01:10 local
Place
Pacific Ocean, HI
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
B2171
Reported as
Doug MD11
People aboard
96
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
8,535 total1,341 in this make and model

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.

Leading edge flaps accidently deployed by crews. Pilot over control of pitch caused occupants injuries. Design proble

As the FAA filed it

LEADING EDGE FLAPS ACCIDENTLY DEPLOYED BY CREWS.PILOT OVER CONTROL OF PITCH CAUSED OCCUPANTS INJURIES.DESIGN PROBLE