# NTSB LAX81IA003: Douglas DC-10, N1821U, Los Angeles, CA, October 17, 1981

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 17, 1981
- Place: Los Angeles, CA · LOS ANGELES, CA
- Location: 34.0522° N, 118.2437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Los Angeles, CA, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0522&lon=-118.2437&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 128 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 25, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122697
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81IA003
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81IA003

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0021  81/10/17 NR.LOS ANGELES,CA     DOUGLAS DC-10       CR-  0  0 11  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1700                    N1821U              PX-  0  0117                            56, 19938 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            1515 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - UNITED AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOS ANGELES,CA              CHICAGO,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
        REMARKS- 1ST & 2ND OFFICERS LNDG ACFT WO FURTHER INCIDENT AFT CAPT BCM INCAPACITATED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1821U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-10
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: No damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19811017081749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811017081749I), Oct 17, 1981: Doug DC1010, Los Angeles, CA. Captain suffered apparent heart attack. Flight returned. Landed over gross. Captain survived attack.

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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