SEA76IS005

NTSB incident investigation · Douglas DC-10 · Seattle, WA · July 25, 1975

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 25, 1975
Place
Seattle, WA · SEATTLE, WA
Injuries
199 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N68047Douglas DC-10
Status
Completed · report November 19, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
150396

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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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4-0014  75/7/25    SEATTLE,WA          DOUGLAS DC-10       CR-  0  0 11  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1106                    N68047              PX-  0  0188                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SEATTLE-TACOMA
        OPERATOR - CONTINENTAL AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DENVER,CO                   SEATTLE,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - TURBINE ASSEMBLY: SHAFT,TURBINE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- HI PRESS TURBINE ROTOR THERMAL SHIELD CRACKED & SEPARATED.

Aircraft

Registration
N68047
Reported as
Douglas DC-10
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
No damage
Airport
Seattle-Tacoma

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