# NTSB DCA76RA017: Douglas DC-10, N1031F, Istanbul, TU, January 2, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: January 2, 1976
- Place: Istanbul, TU · ISTANBUL, Turkey
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 8 minor, 367 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151982
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA76RA017
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA76RA017

## 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   76/1/2    ISTANBUL,TURKEY     DOUGLAS DC-10       CR-  0  1 11  NS/CTR REVENUE PASSG INTL CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 0636                    N1031F              PX-  0  0364                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - YESILKOY
        OPERATOR - OVERSEAS NATIONAL AIRWAYS,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JEDDAH,SAUD                 ISTANBUL,TURKEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF TURKEY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1031F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1031F-1976-05-12), registration cancelled 1976-05-12, S/N 46825, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-10
- Registry model: [Douglas DC-10-30F](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-10-30f) (registry code 3023503) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Yesilkoy

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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