# NTSB DEN72ID048: Douglas DC-10, N68041, Tucson, AZ, May 2, 1972

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 2, 1972
- Place: Tucson, AZ · TUCSON, AZ
- Location: 32.2217° N, 110.9265° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tucson, AZ, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2217&lon=-110.9265&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 9 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 4, 1972
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79726
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN72ID048
- Board report AAR7229 (PDF): https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR7229.pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72ID048

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0001   72/5/2    TUCSON,ARIZ         DOUGLAS DC-10       CR-  0  0  9  TRAINING                  AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1252                    N68041              PX-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR, 6100 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            17 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - CONTINENTAL AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TUCSON,ARIZ                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: HOLDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - TURBINE ASSEMBLY: SHAFT,TURBINE
           POWERPLANT - TURBINE ASSEMBLY: BEARING,SHAFT
           POWERPLANT - TURBINE ASSEMBLY: OTHER
           POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OUT OF BALANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        REMARKS- STIFFENER RING FAILED,HI PRES TURBINE PRES TUBE FAILED NR 2 ENG.AFT PART ENG SEPN DUE ROTOR IMBAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N68041](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68041-2013-09-26), registration cancelled 2013-09-26, S/N 46900, built 1972 (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)
- Registry engine: [GE CF6-6 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-6-series) (registry code 30020, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage

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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