Narrative:
The aircraft veered off the runway into muddy ground. The nose gear collapsed and the airplane sustained substantial damage.
accident date: 03-06-1983
type: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
registration: PH-DTE
accident date: 03-06-1983
type: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
registration: PH-DTE
accident date: 03-06-1983
type: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
registration: PH-DTE
accident date: 03-06-1983
type: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
registration: PH-DTE
accident date: 03-06-1983
type: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
registration: PH-DTE
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 3 June 1983 |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 |
| Operator: | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines |
| Registration: | PH-DTE |
| MSN: | 46554/84 |
| First flight: | 1973 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 17 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 27 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Panama City-Tocumen International Airport (PTY) ( Panama)
|
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Curaçao-Dr. Albert Plesman Airport (CUR/TNCC), Curaçao |
| Panama City-Tocumen International Airport (PTY/MPTO), Panama |
The aircraft veered off the runway into muddy ground. The nose gear collapsed and the airplane sustained substantial damage.
Classification:
Runway excursion
Photos
accident date: 03-06-1983
type: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
registration: PH-DTE
accident date: 03-06-1983
type: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
registration: PH-DTE
accident date: 03-06-1983
type: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
registration: PH-DTE
accident date: 03-06-1983
type: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
registration: PH-DTE
accident date: 03-06-1983
type: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
registration: PH-DTE
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Curaçao-Dr. Albert Plesman Airport to Panama City-Tocumen International Airport as the crow flies is 1184 km (740 miles).
Distance from Curaçao-Dr. Albert Plesman Airport to Panama City-Tocumen International Airport as the crow flies is 1184 km (740 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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