- Date
- October 1, 1981
- Place
- Baltimore, MD · BALTIMORE, MD
- Injuries
- 345 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N112WADouglas DC-10
- Status
- Completed · report September 1, 1983
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19811001076619I
- Case key
- 122704
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0028 81/10/1 BALTIMORE,MD DOUGLAS DC-10 CR- 0 0 13 SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2211 N112WA PX- 0 0332 UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - BALTIMORE-WASH OPERATOR - WORLD AIRWAYS,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BALTIMORE,MD GATWICK,UK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: HORIZONTAL STABILIZER DRIVE SYSTEM PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT PITCH CONTROL PROBLEM SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- HORIZONTAL STABILIZER JAMMED.DRIVE UNIT SHEAR PIN FAILED.EARLY DESIGN,NUISANCE FAILURE HISTORY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N112WA
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-10
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Baltimore-Wash
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.