# Accident 20080614839519A: Doug MD1010F, Elmira, NY, June 14, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2008, 21:45 local time
- Place: Elmira, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FDEA
- Location: 41.8650° N, 77.8525° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8650&lon=-77.8525&mi=10
- Aircraft: N554FE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N554FE-2024-01-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-10-10F (registry code 3022112, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-10-10f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF6-6D (registry code 30076, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-6d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG MD1010F
- Reported engine: GE CF66D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,814 total, 2,740 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA08FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA08FA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080614839519A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE HOLDING ON J-106 AT HOXIE INTERSECTION THE FLIGHTCREW ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT AIRSPEED TO DETIORATE TO THE POINT THAT THEY COULD NO LONGER MAINTAIN THEIRE ASSIGNED ALTITUDE OF FLIGHT LEVEL 330.  SUBSEQUENT MANEUVERING RESULTED IN SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT ELEVATORS.

## 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 DCA08FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA08FA075), Jun 14, 2008: Douglas MD-10 (N554FE), Raymond, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight crew's failure to adequately monitor the airplane's airspeed during the holding pattern, leading to the onset of an aerodynamic stall and subsequent structural damage to the tail from…

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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