# NTSB investigations: Douglas DC-10-40

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB CHI93IA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93IA248.md): Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-40 · Detroit, MI · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jul 10, 1993 · N158US · No damage
  > the failure of a navigation system (#1 INS) for reason or reasons undetermined.
- [NTSB DCA89IA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA89IA066.md): Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-40 · Denver, CO · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Aug 10, 1989 · N133JC · Minor damage
  > Fatigue failure and separation of a first-stage compressor fan blade.
- [NTSB DCA88IA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA88IA044.md): Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-40 · Boston, MA · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Mar 30, 1988 · N154US · Minor damage
  > The improper installation of the battery ground connection that resulted in premature loosening of the connection and electrical arc ignition of pooled fuel in the cac bilge. The fuel was not drained overboard due to inoperative cac bilge area drain valves.…
- [NTSB CHI88IA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88IA003.md): Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-40 · Milwaukee, WI · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Oct 5, 1987 · N157US · Minor damage
  > Aircraft landed without further incident after exhaust centerbody fell away from the #1 engine during initial climb. The centerbody landed on private property with no property damage. A service bulletin issued by the manufacturer to inspect the centerbody and…
- [NTSB CHI84IA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84IA196.md): McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40 · Minneapolis, MN · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · May 17, 1984 · N150US · Minor damage
  > During climb from FL330 to FL370 the 1st officer saw sparks and smoke coming from the left side panel under his glare shield. Cockpit lights were turned off and smoke stopped. Flt returned to Minneapolis and landed without incident. Inspection of the acft…
- [NTSB CHI83IA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83IA228.md): Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-40 · Clarion, PA · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · May 26, 1983 · N154US · No damage
  > During descent in turbulence the crew noted all 3 engines were overtempting and experiencing compressor stalls. Attemptsto reduce throttles did not reduce the temperatures. No 183 engines were shut down. During diversion to a close airport the engines were…
- [NTSB CHI82IA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82IA015.md): Douglas DC-10 · Minneapolis, MN · Incident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 17, 1981 · N156US · Minor damage
- [NTSB CHI75AC073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75AC073.md): Douglas DC-10 · Lacrosse, WI · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Mar 13, 1975 · N149US · No damage

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('3023508'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=3023508

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