# NTSB DEN78IA066: Douglas DC-10, N1829U, Denver, CO, August 29, 1978

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 29, 1978
- Place: Denver, CO · DENVER, CO
- Location: 39.7392° N, 104.9847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denver, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7392&lon=-104.9847&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 273 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 9, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139531
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78IA066
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78IA066

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0020  78/8/29  NR.DENVER,CO          DOUGLAS DC-10       CR-  0  0 14  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1306                    N1829U              PX-  0  0259                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - UNITED AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         DENVER,CO                    CHICAGO,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - COMPRESSOR ASSEMBLY: BLADE,COMPRESSOR ROTOR
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- STAGE 9 COMPRESSOR BLADE FAILURE.P/N K107.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1829U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-10
- 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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