# NTSB DCA76AZ012: Douglas DC-10, N124, Carleton, MI, November 26, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 26, 1975
- Place: Carleton, MI · CARLETON, MI
- Location: 42.0572° N, 83.3898° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carleton, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0572&lon=-83.3898&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Emergency descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/600) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 3 serious, 21 minor, 167 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 28, 1976
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79722
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA76AZ012
- Board report AAR7603 (PDF): https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR7603.pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA76AZ012

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0024  75/11/26 NR.CARLETON,MI        DOUGLAS DC-10       CR-  0  0 13  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1923                    N124                PX-  0  3175                            57, 21600 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            670 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - AMERICAN AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICAGO,IL                  NEWARK,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           EVASIVE MANEUVER                                         IN FLIGHT: EMERGENCY DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SPACING OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- IMMEDIATE DESCENT AS INSTRUCTED BY ATC TO AVOID COLLISION WITH TWA37. AA182 LANDED AT DETROIT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N124 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-10
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor 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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