# NTSB WAS02RA037: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40F, N141WE, San Salvador, El Salvador, April 27, 2002

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: April 27, 2002, 03:00 local (09:00 UTC)
- Place: San Salvador, El Salvador
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Lead agency: Other
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 54656
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WAS02RA037
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/54656/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WAS02RA037

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N141WE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N141WE), registered now, S/N 46661 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40F
- Registry model: [Douglas DC-10-40F](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-10-40f) (registry code 3023507) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: Centurion Air Cargo, Inc., doing business as Same
- Departed: MSLP, San Salvador
- Destination: MGGT, GUATEMALA CITY
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: MSLP, Dummy

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC)
- Wind: 0 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter: 29.86 inHg
- Observed at: MSLP

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