# NTSB FTW77IA063: Douglas DC-10, N66NA, New Orleans, LA, July 10, 1977

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 10, 1977
- Place: New Orleans, LA · NEW ORLEANS, LA
- Location: 29.9546° N, 90.0751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Orleans, LA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9546&lon=-90.0751&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 74 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 6, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145606
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77IA063
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77IA063

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0023  77/7/10    NEW ORLEANS,LA      DOUGLAS DC-10       CR-  0  0 14  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1827                    N66NA               PX-  0  0 60                            50, 16820 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            1610 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW ORLEANS INTL
        OPERATOR - NATIONAL AIRLINES,INC
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          LOS VEGAS,NV                MIAMI,FL                     NEW ORLEANS,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER CONSIDERABLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           RAIN SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          200                                                       4
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- CONCRETE STRUCTURE OFF RUNWAY,WIND GUSTS 31 KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N66NA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-10
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: New Orleans 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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