Plane Crash List

McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 N132AA

24 December 2000 · FAAA Tahiti, French Polynesia · No injuries

Summary

On 24 December 2000 at about 02:53 local time, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 registered N132AA, operated by Hawaiian Airlines Inc, was involved in an accident near FAAA Tahiti, French Polynesia. 139 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 02:53
Classification
Accident
Location
FAAA Tahiti, French Polynesia
Nearest airport
Tahiti-FAAA International Airp (NTAA)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10
Registration
N132AA
Category
Airplane
Engines
3
Operating rule
Part 121: Air Carrier
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Honolulu → FAAA Papeete
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
IMC
Light
Night/Dark
NTSB number
DCA01WA009

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
139 0 0 0 139

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.

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no coordinates
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21 Dec 1999 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
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no coordinates
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All 92 records for this type

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All 4 records in French Polynesia