# NTSB DCA77AA024: Douglas DC-10, Honolulu, HI, August 19, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 19, 1977
- Place: Honolulu, HI · HONOLULU, HI
- Location: 21.3069° N, 157.8583° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Honolulu, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3069&lon=-157.8583&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 39 minor, 226 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 3, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145543
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA77AA024
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA77AA024

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-0005  77/8/19    HONOLULU,HI         DOUGLAS DC-10       CR-  0  0 14  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0540                    RP-C2003            PX-  0  2251                            50, 20000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            900 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HONOLULU INTL
        OPERATOR - PHILIPPINE AIRLINES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          HONOLULU,HI                 MANILA,RP                    GUAM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - COMBUSTION ASSEMBLY: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- INJURIES OCCURRED DRG EVACUATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: RP-C2003 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-10
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Honolulu 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.