JKR81AA000

NTSB accident investigation · Douglas DC-10 · London, United Kingdom · September 16, 1980

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
September 16, 1980
Place
London, United Kingdom · LONDON, United Kingdom
Injuries
1 serious, 11 minor, 222 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N83NADouglas DC-10
Status
Completed · report January 1, 1982
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
107176

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0016  80/9/16    LONDON,ENGLAND      DOUGLAS DC-10       CR-  0  0 17  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0635                    N83NA               PX-  0  1216                            57, 31711 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            3918 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HEATHROW
        OPERATOR - PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND                              TAKEOFF: RUN
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM.

Aircraft

Registration
N83NA
Reported as
Douglas DC-10
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Heathrow