# NTSB DCA98WA005: McDonnell Douglas MD-11, N275WA, Montevideo, Uruguay, October 24, 1997

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: October 24, 1997
- Place: Montevideo, Uruguay
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- NTSB case key (mKey): 44147
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA98WA005
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/44147/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA98WA005

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N275WA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N275WA-2014-01-30), registration cancelled 2014-01-30, S/N 48631, built 1995 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: McDonnell Douglas MD-11
- Registry model: [Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-11f) (registry code 3023600) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney PW4000 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw4000-series) (registry code 52119, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Part 129
- Departed: MIAMI, FL
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Weather

- Conditions: Not reported

## Other investigations on N275WA (1)

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.

- [NTSB ANC05IA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05IA002), Oct 9, 2004: Boeing MD-11F (N275WA), Anchorage, AK, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The operator's failure to provide sufficient weight and balance information to the flight crew, which resulted in a center of gravity aft of the limit, and a tail strike during the takeoff roll.…

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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