# NTSB DCA74AZ031: Douglas DC-10, N60NA, Albuquerque, NM, November 3, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 3, 1973
- Place: Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 24 minor, 103 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 6, 1973
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79700
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA74AZ031
- Board report AAR7502 (PDF): https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR7502.pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA74AZ031

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0043   73/11/3 NR.ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX  DOUGLAS DC-10       CR-  0  0 12  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1640                    N60NA               PX-  1  0115                            54, 21853 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            801 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - NATIONAL AIRLINES,INC
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          MIAMI,FLA                   SAN FRANCISCO,CALIF          LAS VEGAS,NEV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - COMPRESSOR ASSEMBLY: FAN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: WINDSHIELDS,WINDOWS,CANOPIES
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXPLOSIVE DECOMPRESSION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDRAULIC FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
                                  AIRFRAME BUFFET
        REMARKS- NR3 FAN ASSY DSNTRGTD,WINDOW SEPD,PAX EJECTED.REASON FOR HI FAN SPEED NOT DTRMD CONCLUSIVELY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N60NA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-10
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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