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NTSB accident investigation · Douglas DC-10 · Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean) · May 27, 1978

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
May 27, 1978
Place
Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean) · PACIFIC OCEAN, PO
Injuries
5 serious, 174 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N54629Douglas DC-10
Status
Completed
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
141711

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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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B-0001  78/5/27    PACIFIC OCEAN       DOUGLAS DC-10       CR-  0  1 13  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 0040                    N54629              PX-  0  4161                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        OPERATOR - OTHER-FOREIGN FLAG CARRIER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE

Aircraft

Registration
N54629
Reported as
Douglas DC-10
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
No damage

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