# NTSB DCA78AI010: Douglas DC-10, Honolulu, HI, April 11, 1978

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 11, 1978
- 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: No injuries
- Injuries: 75 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 28, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141714
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA78AI010
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA78AI010

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C-0002  78/4/11    HONOLULU,HI         DOUGLAS DC-10       CR-  0  0 14  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 0152                    RPC-2003            PX-  0  0 61                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HONOLULU INTL
        OPERATOR - PHILIPPINE AIRLINES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SAN FRANCISCO,CA            MANILA,PHILIPPINES           HONOLULU,HI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND                              TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: OTHER
        REMARKS- #3 TIRE DEFLATED FOR UNDETERMINED REASON.ACFT TAXIED 2.8MILES TO REACH TKOF RWY AT NEAR MAX GROSS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: RPC-2003 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-10
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- 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.

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