# NTSB UNK78X0123: Douglas DC-10, N54629, Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean), May 27, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 27, 1978
- Place: Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean) · PACIFIC OCEAN, PO
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 5 serious, 174 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141711
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK78X0123
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK78X0123

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54629-1991-06-11), registration cancelled 1991-06-11, S/N 46852 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-10
- Registry model: [Mcdonnell-Douglas DC-10-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-10-30) (registry code 3023501) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: No 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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