# NTSB DCA74AZ014: Douglas DC-10, Boston, MA, December 17, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 17, 1973
- Place: Boston, MA · BOSTON, MA
- Location: 42.3584° N, 71.0598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boston, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3584&lon=-71.0598&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 3 serious, 13 minor, 151 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 27, 1975
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79673
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA74AZ014
- Board report AAR7414 (PDF): https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR7414.pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA74AZ014

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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A-0004  73/12/17   BOSTON,MASS         DOUGLAS DC-10       CR-  0  1 13  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE
        TIME - 1543                    EC-CBN              PX-  0  2151                            53, 21705 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            426 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOGAN INTL
        OPERATOR - IBERIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MADRID,SPAIN                BOSTON,MASS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PLT-DIDNT RECOG INCR DSCNT RATE,MAY HV BEEN UN TO
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: INSTRUMENT LANDING SYSTEM
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3/4 MILE OR LESS                                         RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          FOG                                                      LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           41                                                      290
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           9                                                       IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- LOW ALT WND SHEAR.MIN WHL CLNC.APCH LITE PIERS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: EC-CBN (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-10
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Logan Intl

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.

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