# Incident 19980618031119I: Doug DC1010, Denver, CO, June 18, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1998, 08:19 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Denver International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 39.8617° N, 104.6732° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DENVER INTL (DEN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8617&lon=-104.6732&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1836U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1836U-2002-06-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10 (registry code 3022110, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-10-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF6-6 series (registry code 30020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-6-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC1010
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980618031119I

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT WAS DEVIATING AROUND THUNDERSTORMS NEAR MKC AND WAS ALMOST THROUGH TO CLEAR AIR WHEN IT ENCOUNTERED A SUDDEN JOLT OF SEVERE TURBULENCE WHICH KNOCKED AUTO THROTTLES AND AUTO PILOT OFF.AIRCRAFT CLIMBED 150-200 FEET, THEN BROKE OUT INTO CLEAR WEATHER. INCIDENT LASTED APPROXIMATELY 15 SECONDS. A TOTAL OF SEVEN PASSENGERS COMPLAINED OF INJURIES  (ONE PREGNANT FEMALE, ONE MALE WITH VASCULAR CONDITION, ONSET OF WHICH OCCURED PRIOR TO TURBULENCE, AND FIVE WITH BACK PAINS). FIRST TWO PASSENGERS SENT TO HOSPITAL; ONE TREATED AND RELEASED,FOUR REFUSED MEDICAL TREATMENT.

## Other reports on N1836U (3)

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

- [Incident 19980324009849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980324009849I), Mar 24, 1998: Doug DC10* (N1836U), Denver, CO, Minor damage. Narrative: #2 main tire tread was lost during take off roll and part of which was ingested into the #1 engine and part resulted in 2 holes in the upper wing…
- [Incident 19961005034889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961005034889I), Oct 5, 1996: Doug DC1010 (N1836U), Omaha, NE. Narrative: on October 5, 1996, N1836U, a mc donnell Douglas DC-10, departed Eppley Airfield, Omaha, NE enroute to denver, co as united airlines, inc., flight…
- [Incident 19810223011939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810223011939I), Feb 23, 1981: Doug DC1010 (N1836U), Chicago, IL. Cargo door test light malfunction. Returned and replaced bulbs and checked.

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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