McDonnell Douglas DC-10 N153AA
30 December 1988 · Atlantic Ocean · No injuries
Summary
On 30 December 1988 at about 22:03 local time, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10 registered N153AA, operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident near Atlantic Ocean. 17 people were on board and nobody was injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:03
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Atlantic Ocean
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- McDonnell Douglas DC-10
- Registration
- N153AA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- American Airlines
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- San Juan → New York
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC89IA063
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
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
AMERICAN FLT 1180 (MCDONNELL-DOUGLAS DC-10) WAS NORTHBOUND OVR THE ATLANTIC OCEAN AT FLT LVL 350 AS A BRITISH ROYAL AIR FORCE VICKERS VC10 WAS CRUISING EAST AT THE SAME ALT (NON-STANDARD ALT FOR THE VC10'S DRCTN OF FLT). THEY WERE IN A NON-RADAR AIRSPACE UNDER CTL OF NEW YORK ARTCC, USING NON-DIRECT RADIO COMM THRU ARINC. BOTH WERE IN VMC, ALTHOUGH OPERG UNDER IFR RULES. THE 2 ACFT CONVERGED AS THEY CROSSED OVR ELWOD INTXN. THE VC10 PASSED IN FRONT OF FLT 1180, FM LEFT TO RGT, WITH LESS THAN REQUIRED IFR SEPN. NEITHER FLT CREW SAW THE OTR ACFT UNTIL FLT 1180 FLEW THRU THE WAKE FM THE VC10. THE CREW OF FLT 1180 THEN SAW THE VC10 FLYING AWAY AT THE SAME ALT WHICH THEY ESTD WAS LESS THAN 1 MI AWAY. THE STRIP FOR THE VC10 WAS MARKED WITH A RED UNDERLINE & AN ARROW TO DEPICT ITS DRCTN OF FLT & NON-STANDARD ALT. THE CTLR SAID SHEWAS AWARE OF THE VC10, BUT DIDN'T SEE THE STRIP FOR FLT 1180 IN THE BAY FOR ELWOD INTXN. WHEN THE CTLR ASSUMED HER DUTY PSN, THE PREVIOUS CTLR TOLD HER THE VC10 WAS CLEAR (HAD NO CONFLICTING TRAFFIC) THRU STOCK, ELWOD & DEENO INTXNS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| McDonnell Douglas DC-10 DC-10 | N153AA | American Airlines | - |
| Vickers VC10 VC10 | UNK | Royal Air Force | - |
Other McDonnell Douglas DC-10 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 1988 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10 | Dfw Airport, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 1988 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 May 1988 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 | Dfw Airport, Texas, United States | American Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 1988 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 | Denver, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1989 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10 | Garden City, Kansas, United States | United Airlines | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 1989 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | United Airlines | No injuries | - |