- Date
- June 4, 1983, 21:00 local (Jun 5, 1983, 04:00 UTC)
- Place
- Yuma, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 240 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N68043Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830604071389I
- Case key
- 23734
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
During cruise flight the acft experienced a pitch excursion up then down while in autopilot on operation. A cracked strain gage bridge wire was found in the electrical system.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N68043
- Reported as
- Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 46902
- Airframe hours
- 38,273
- Engine
- GE CF6-6D, 40,000 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Registered owner
- Continental Airlines Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · May 31, 1983 · 48 hours before
- Departed
- IAH · Houston, TX
- Destination
- SAN · San Diego, CA
- Flight plan
- IFR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 57
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 23,000 total · 8,000 in this make and model · 14,000 as pilot in command · 180 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 91 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- YUM
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N68043 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.