Editing McDonnell Douglas DC-10 (section)

===Other accidents with fatalities===
* November 3, 1973: [[National Airlines Flight 27]], a DC-10-10 cruising at {{convert|39,000|ft|m}}, experienced an uncontained failure of the right engine. One cabin window separated from the fuselage after it was struck by debris flung from the exploding engine. The passenger sitting next to that window was killed and ejected from the aircraft. The crew initiated an emergency descent and landed the aircraft safely.<ref name="job">{{cite book|first=Mcarthur|last=Job |title=Air Disaster |volume=1| publisher=Aerospace Publications Pty Ltd |year=1994 |isbn=1-875671-11-0}}</ref>
* March 1, 1978: [[Continental Airlines Flight 603]], a DC-10-10, commenced a takeoff from [[Los Angeles International Airport]] when the [[Tire#Retreading|recapped]] tread of a tire on the left main landing gear separated, causing the blowout of two adjacent tires, which ruptured a fuel tank. This, combined with excessive heat from the rejected takeoff, resulted in a massive fire. Two passengers were killed in the ensuing evacuation and two died later from injuries sustained in the accident.<ref>{{ASN accident|id=19780301-0|accessdate=November 23, 2020|title=N68045}}</ref>
* October 31, 1979: [[Western Airlines Flight 2605]], a DC-10-10, collided with construction equipment after landing on a closed runway at Mexico City International Airport, killing 72 of the 88 people on board and one person on the ground. The crash was caused by failure to follow proper landing guidelines in consideration of the fog on the runway.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19791031-0|title=Accident description|website=Aviation-safety.net|access-date=January 24, 2017|archive-date=February 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202040353/https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19791031-0|url-status=live}}</ref>
* November 28, 1979: [[Air New Zealand Flight 901]], DC-10-30 ZK-NZP, crashed into [[Mount Erebus]] on [[Ross Island]], Antarctica during a sightseeing flight over the continent, killing all 257 on board. The accident was caused by the flight coordinates being altered without the flight crew's knowledge, combined with unique Antarctic weather conditions.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |first= Nancy |last= Swarbrick |title= Air crashes – The 1979 Erebus crash |encyclopedia= Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand |date= July 13, 2012 |url= http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/air-crashes/page-5 |access-date= May 24, 2015 |archive-date= May 24, 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150524095605/http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/air-crashes/page-5 |url-status= live}}</ref>
* January 23, 1982: [[World Airways Flight 30]], DC-10-30CF registration N113WA, overran the runway at [[Boston Logan International Airport]] and slid into the shallow water of Boston Harbor. Two of the 200 passengers were not found; all other passengers and the 12 crew members survived.<ref name="ntsb">{{cite web |date=July 10, 1985 |title=AAR-85-06, World Airways, Inc., Flight 30H, McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30CF, N113WA, Boston-Logan Int'l Airport, Boston, Massachusetts, Jan. 23, 1982 (Revised) |url=http://www.airdisaster.com/reports/ntsb/AAR85-06.pdf |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051029155153/http://www.airdisaster.com/reports/ntsb/AAR85-06.pdf |archive-date=October 29, 2005 |access-date=January 15, 2013 |publisher=[[National Transportation Safety Board]]}}</ref>
* September 13, 1982: [[Spantax Flight 995]], DC-10-30CF EC-DEG, was destroyed by fire after an aborted take-off at [[Málaga]], Spain. A total of 50 passengers were killed and 110 injured due to the flames.<ref>{{ASN accident|id=19820913-0|accessdate=November 23, 2020|title=EC-DEG}}</ref>
* July 24, 1987: [[Air Afrique Flight 056]], flying from [[Rome Fiumicino Airport|Fiumicino Airport]], Italy, to [[Charles de Gaulle Airport]], France, was hijacked immediately after departure. The aircraft thereafter landed at [[Geneva]], Switzerland, for refueling. During the stopover, the hijacker executed a 28-year-old passenger. The aircraft was later stormed by Swiss police and the hijacker was subdued.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=Unlawful Interference McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 TU-TAL, Friday 24 July 1987 |url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/326727 |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=asn.flightsafety.org}}</ref>
* July 27, 1989: [[Korean Air Flight 803]], DC-10-30 HL7328, crashed short of the runway in bad weather while trying to land at [[Tripoli, Libya]]. Seventy-five of the 199 on board plus another four people on the ground were killed in the accident.<ref>{{Cite web |title=DC-10 accident entry: July 27, 1989 |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19890727-0 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727180050/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19890727-0 |archive-date=July 27, 2011 |access-date=July 11, 2010 |website=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
* September 19, 1989: [[UTA Flight 772]], DC-10-30 N54629, crashed in the [[Ténéré]] Desert in [[Niger]] following an in-flight bomb explosion, killing all 170 people on board.<ref>{{ASN accident|id=19890919-1|accessdate=November 23, 2020|title=N54629}}</ref>
* December 21, 1992: [[Martinair Flight 495]], DC-10-30CF PH-MBN, crashed while landing in bad weather at [[Faro, Portugal]], killing 54 passengers and crew.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/12/22/world/crash-of-a-dutch-dc-10-kills-54-at-a-resort-airport-in-portugal.html?mcubz=0 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=December 22, 1992 |title=Crash of a Dutch DC-10 kills 54 at a resort airport in Portugal |access-date=February 2, 2017 |archive-date=September 18, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170918064937/http://www.nytimes.com/1992/12/22/world/crash-of-a-dutch-dc-10-kills-54-at-a-resort-airport-in-portugal.html?mcubz=0 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.lexisnexis.com/ |title= Survivors relive horror as 54 die in crash |date=December 22, 1992 |work= The Toronto Star |via=Lexus Nexus |access-date=February 2, 2017}}</ref>
* June 13, 1996: [[Garuda Indonesia Flight 865]], DC-10-30 PK-GIE, had just taken off from [[Fukuoka Airport]], Japan, when a high-pressure blade from the right engine separated. The aircraft was just a few feet above the runway, and the pilot decided to abort the takeoff. Consequently, the DC-10 skidded off the runway and came to a halt {{convert|1600|ft|m|abbr=on}} past it, losing one of its engines and its landing gear. Three passengers perished in the accident.<ref>{{ASN accident|id=19960613-0|accessdate=November 23, 2020|title=PK-GIE}}</ref>
*December 21, 1999: [[Cubana de Aviación Flight 1216]], DC-10-30 F-GTDI, overran the runway at [[La Aurora International Airport]], [[Guatemala City]]. Eight passengers and eight crew members on board were killed, as were two people on the ground.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 F-GTDI Guatemala City-La Aurora Airport (GUA)|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19991221-0|access-date=March 13, 2021|website=aviation-safety.net|archive-date=February 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220208075245/https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19991221-0|url-status=live}}</ref>