McDonnell Douglas DC-10 CGCPJ
10 November 1986 · Adak, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 November 1986 at about 20:54 local time, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10 registered CGCPJ was involved in an incident near Adak, Alaska, United States. 201 people were on board and nobody was injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:54
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Adak, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- McDonnell Douglas DC-10
- Registration
- CGCPJ
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 129: Foreign
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Vancouvr, Canada → Tokyo, Japan
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- ANC87IA012
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 201 |
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
A CANADIAN PACIFIC MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-10 (FLT 3), CG-CPJ, & A REEVE ALEUTIAN BOEING 727 (FLT 724), N832, WERE CLRD TO FLY AT FL 290 ON 2 DIFFERENT AIRWAYS. THE AIRWAYS CROSSED AT PICUM INTXN, OVR THE BEARING SEA. WHILE TRAVELING IN NRLY OPPOSITE DRCTNS AT THE SAME ALT, THE 2 ACFT PASSED W/I APRX 1/2 MI OF EACH OTHER, WHERE THE AIRWAYS CROSSED AT PICUM. THE DC-10 CREW SAW THE B-727, BUT THE B-727 CREW DID NOT SEE THE DC-10. PICUM INTXN WAS LOCATED IN AN AREA THAT WAS BYD NORMAL RADIO & RADAR RANGE OF THE ATC CONTROLLERS (CTLRS). THE 2 ON DUTY CTLRS HAD COMBINED SECTORS 10 & 11, THEN HAD DIVIDED THE 2 SECTORS IN A NORTH/SOUTH CONFIGURATION, WHICH WAS CONTRARY TO SOP. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED DRG A BUSY TIME. THE SUPVR WAS HELPING 1 OF THE 2 CTLRS. THE CTLR, WHO WAS HNDLG FLT 3, CLRD IT TO DSCND FM FL 330 TO FL 290 & SAID HE TOLD THE OTHER CTLR TO STOP FLT 724 AT FL 280, WHEN FLT 724 WAS CLIMBING FM A LWR ALT. THE CTLR, WHO WAS HNDLG FLT 724, STATED THAT HE DID NOT KNOW THERE WAS AN ACFT AT FL 290 WHEN HE CLRD FLT 724 TO FL 290.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| McDonnell Douglas DC-10 DC-10 | CGCPJ | - | - |
| Boeing 727 727 | N832 | - | - |
Other McDonnell Douglas DC-10 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
| 7 May 1986 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 | Dallas/Ftw Apt, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 1986 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 | Seattle, Washington, United States | - | Unknown | - |
| 7 Nov 1986 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 | Los Angeles, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1985 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 | San Juan | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 1986 | Piper J3C-65 | Yentna River, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1986 | Piper PA-12 | Soldotna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 1986 | Bellanca 7ECA | Polly Creek, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 1986 | Interstate 15B2 | Port Heiden, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 1986 | Piper PA-22 | Chugiak, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 May 1986 | Consolidated-Vultee L-13 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |