McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40 N158US
10 July 1993 · Detroit, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 July 1993 at about 23:00 local time, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40 registered N158US was involved in an incident near Detroit, Michigan, United States. 103 people were on board and nobody was injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 23:00
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Detroit, Michigan, United States
- Coordinates
- 42.2203, -83.3493
- Aircraft
- McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40
- Registration
- N158US
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Boston
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI93IA248
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 |
Probable cause
the failure of a navigation system (#1 INS) for reason or reasons undetermined.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 20,000 FEET THE #1 INS FAILED. THE GYRO OUTPUT VARIED AS THE GYRO TUMBLED, WHICH PRODUCED A BANK ANGLE SIGNAL. THE FAILURE MODE ALLOWED THE BANK ANGLE INFORMATION TO BE TRANSMITTED TO THE YAW FLIGHT GUIDANCE COMPUTER, ALLOWING THE ATTITUDE MONITORING AND SWITCHING UNIT TO MOVE THE LOWER RUDDER HYDRAULIC ACTUATOR, CAUSING THE LOWER RUDDER TO MOVE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other McDonnell Douglas DC-10 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Mar 1992 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 7 Apr 1994 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 1992 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F | Faro, Portugal | Martinair | Fatal | 56 |
| 23 Sep 1992 | McDonnell Douglas DC 10-10 | San Francisco, California, United States | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 1991 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | American Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 28 Oct 1991 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jan 1993 | Cessna T337G | Smiths Creek, Michigan, United States | Mowat, Douglas H. | Fatal | 3 |
| 8 Jan 1993 | De Havilland DHC-8-102 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | Mesaba Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1993 | Fokker F-28 MK 1000 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | Usair | No injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 1993 | Bradford Pietenpol SKYSCOUT | Eaton Rapids, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Nov 1993 | Cessna 172I | Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Jun 1993 | Amato CORBEN JR. ACE | Traverse City, Michigan, United States | Brian C. Amato | No injuries | - |