# NTSB DCA78AA008: Douglas DC-10, N68045, Los Angeles, CA, March 1, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 1, 1978
- Place: Los Angeles, CA · LOS ANGELES, CA
- Location: 34.0522° N, 118.2437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Los Angeles, CA, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0522&lon=-118.2437&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 31 serious, 54 minor, 113 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 13, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79721
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA78AA008
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA78AA008

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0001   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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68045-1981-05-08), registration cancelled 1981-05-08, S/N 46904 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-10
- Registry model: [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-10-10) (registry code 3022110) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Los Angeles 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.

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