# NTSB SEA76IS005: Douglas DC-10, N68047, Seattle, WA, July 25, 1975

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 25, 1975
- Place: Seattle, WA · SEATTLE, WA
- Location: 47.6062° N, 122.3321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seattle, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6062&lon=-122.3321&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 199 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 19, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150396
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76IS005
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76IS005

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68047-2013-07-23), registration cancelled 2013-07-23, S/N 47801, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-10
- Registry model: [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-10-10) (registry code 3022110) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [GE CF6-6 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-6-series) (registry code 30020, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Seattle-Tacoma

## Other investigations on N68047 (1)

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.

- [NTSB DCA06RA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA06RA042), Jun 4, 2006: McDonnell Douglas DC10-10F (N68047), Managua, Nicaragua, substantial damage

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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