# Accident 20070625015059A: Doug DC1010, Tehachapi, CA, June 25, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 2007, 17:20 local time
- Place: Tehachapi, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ZTRG
- Location: 35.0044° N, 118.5975° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0044&lon=-118.5975&mi=10
- Aircraft: N450AX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N450AX-2018-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10 (registry code 3022110, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-10-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF6-6K (registry code 30079, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-6k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC1010
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,200 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07TA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07TA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070625015059A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ON A FIRE SUPPRESSION FLIGHT FOR THE CALIFORNIA DEPT OF FORESTRY, A DC-10-10 WAS IN A LEFT TURN TO FINAL FOR A DROP. WHILE IN A LEFT TURN THE LEFT WING IMPACTED SEVERAL TREES. THE CAPTAIN RECOVERED, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT (VCV), CA. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND CONTROL SURFACES.

## 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 SEA07TA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07TA181), Jun 26, 2007: McDonnell Douglas DC 10-10 (N450AX), Tehachapi, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The captain's failure to maintain clearance from trees.

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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