- Date
- March 1, 1978
- Place
- Los Angeles, CA · LOS ANGELES, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 31 serious, 54 minor, 113 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N68045Douglas DC-10
- Status
- Completed · report August 13, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79721
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0001 78/3/1 LOS ANGELES,CA DOUGLAS DC-10 CR- 0 3 11 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0925 N68045 PX- 2 28156 59, 29000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 2911 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LOS ANGELES INTL OPERATOR - CONTINENTAL AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LOS ANGELES,CA HONOLULU,HI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND TAKEOFF: RUN GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- SEQUENTIAL FAILURE OF 2 TIRES ON L MAIN GR & RESULTANT FAILURE OF ANOTHER TIRE ON SAME GR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N68045
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-10
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Los Angeles Intl
N68045Registration cancelled May 8, 1981 · Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10
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