Douglas DC-10 N1872U
20 January 1979 · Denver, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 January 1979 at about 22:18 local time, a Douglas DC-10 registered N1872U, operated by United Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an incident during in flight near Denver, Colorado, United States. 11 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 22:18
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Denver, Colorado, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-10
- Registration
- N1872U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- United Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Chicago, Il → Los Angeles, Ca
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 4-0007
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
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
NUMBER OF PAX ONBOARD NOT DETERMINED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-10 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Oct 1979 | Douglas DC-10 | Mexico City, Mexico | Western Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | 72 |
| 25 May 1979 | Douglas DC-10 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 271 |
| 11 Nov 1979 | Douglas DC-10 | Luxemburg, Europe | Aeronaves | No injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 1980 | Douglas DC-10 | London, Europe | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 May 1978 | Douglas DC-10 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Western Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1980 | Douglas DC-10 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |