Douglas DC10-10 N1833U
27 May 1982 · San Francisco, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 27 May 1982 at about 01:55 local time, a Douglas DC10-10 registered N1833U, operated by United Airlines, was involved in an accident near San Francisco, California, United States. 138 people were on board and 25 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 01:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Francisco, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- San Francisco (SFO)
- Coordinates
- 37.7804, -122.4202
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC10-10
- Registration
- N1833U
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- United Airlines
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- San Francisco → Denver
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX82FA195
People
25 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 138 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 113 |
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
DURING THE INITIAL PUSHBACK FROM THE GATE PRIOR TO ENG START A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD & THE ACFT NOSE SLOWLY SETTLED ONTO THE TUG THAT WAS PERFORMING THE PUSHBACK. THE CAPTAIN ORDERED THE ACFT EVACUATED USING THE EMERGENCY SLIDES. THE UPPER JAW OF THE TOWBAR HAD FAILED DUE TO EXTENSIVE STRESS-CORROSION CRACKING. THIS FAILURE RESULTED IN THE TOWBAR IMPACTING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR CAUSING A FAILURE OF THE NOSE GEAR LOWER DRAG LINK UPPER CLEVIS. THE NOSE GEAR THEN COLLAPSED & THE ACFT SETTLED ONTO THE TUG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1982 | Piper PA-28R-201T | Truckee, California, United States | Larry Laurich | No injuries | - |
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