Douglas DC-10 N68047
25 July 1975 · Seattle, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 July 1975 at about 11:06 local time, a Douglas DC-10 registered N68047, operated by Continental Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an incident during the landing phase of flight near Seattle, Washington, United States. 199 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:06
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Seattle, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Seattle-Tacoma
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-10
- Registration
- N68047
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Continental Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Denver, Co → S
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 4-0014
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 199 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 199 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
HI PRESS TURBINE ROTOR THERMAL SHIELD CRACKED & SEPARATED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Feb 1975 | Douglas DC-10 | Los Angeles, California, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 1975 | Douglas DC-10 | Banning, California, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 1975 | Douglas DC-10 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | National Airlines, Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Jul 1975 | Douglas DC-10 | Richmond, Virginia, United States | National Airlines, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Nov 1975 | Douglas DC-10 | Jamaica, New York, United States | Overseas National Airways, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Nov 1975 | Douglas DC-10 | Carleton, Michigan, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 1975 | Stinson 108 | Vermillion, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1975 | Bensen B8M | Ocotillo Wells, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Mar 1975 | Cessna 182 | Glenville, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1975 | Aero Comdr 1121 | Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States | Thermonetics I | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 May 1975 | Cessna 177 | West Milford, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1975 | Bell 206B | St Martinville, Louisiana, United States | Air Marine, Inc | No injuries | - |