McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 N1842U
8 September 1985 · Washington, District of Columbia, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 8 September 1985 at about 20:00 local time, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 registered N1842U, operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident near Washington, District of Columbia, United States. 176 people were on board. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:00
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dulles Intl (IAD)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10
- Registration
- N1842U
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- United Airlines
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Los Angeles → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- BFO85IA074
People
Injuries not recorded.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 176 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175 |
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
NORTHWEST FLIGHT 78 (NW78), A B-757, WAS PARKED AT GATE 17 FACING EAST WITH MOBILE PASSENGER LOUNGE (MPL) DOCKED AT L1 DOOR. UNITED 52, A DC-10, TAXIED IN EASTERLY DIRECTION BY LEFT SIDE OF NW78, THEN TURNED RIGHT TO SOUTHEASTERLY HEADING TO FOLLOW LEAD-IN LINE TO GATE 15. DC-10 WAS ON LEAD-IN HEADING WITH NOSEWHEEL ABOUT 3' TO 6' RIGHT OF LINE & FOLLOWING SIGNALS FROM GUIDEMAN, WHEN RIGHT WINGTIP STRUCK AFT END OF MPL. DRIVER OF MPL WAS STANDING ON GANGWAY & FELL BACKWARD INTO 757 & RECEIVED MINOR INJURY. BOTH PLANES RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE; MPL WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. UNITED HAD RECENTLY BEGUN TO USE GATE 15 FOR DC-10'S. AT THAT TIME, NW WAS USING DC-10 ON FLT 78, WHICH DEPLANED THRU L2 DOOR, BUT A WEEK BEFORE INCIDENT, DC-10 WAS REPLACED WITH 757 THAT NORMALLY DEPLANED THRU L1 DOOR. NW78'S ARRIVAL WAS LATE THAT DAY, SO DEPLANING WAS STILL IN PROGRESS WHEN FLIGHT 52 ARRIVED. MEASUREMENTS CONFIRMED INSUFFICIENT CLEARANCE EXISTED FOR DC-10 AT GATE 15, WHEN MPL WAS DOCKED WITH 757 AT GATE 17.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other McDonnell Douglas DC-10 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jun 1985 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 | San Juan | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 1985 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 | Abilene, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 May 1985 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 | Jamaica, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1985 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1986 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | Unknown | - |
| 3 Jan 1986 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 1985 | Boeing 727-200 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 1985 | Aerospatiale SA 360C | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 May 1986 | Cessna 340A | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1984 | Dassault/Sud FAN JET FALCON | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | Hinderliter Industries | No injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 1986 | Boeing 757-251 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1984 | Beechcraft 58 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | Gibson Aviation | No injuries | - |