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McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30

DC10-46555Ex-flota

RegistrationUSN143AA

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

OperatorAmerican Airlines

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McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 built in 1973 in Long Beach. Operated for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, VIASA, World Airways and American Airlines.

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Old · 53 years · ≈ 148,400 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerMcDonnell Douglas

First flight1973

Built inLong Beach, California (EE. UU.)

Country of registrationVenezuela

MSN46555

VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of FAA (United States) · Oct 8, 2026

The model · McDonnell Douglas DC-10

Figures for the DC-10-30 variant, the most representative of the family · it is 53% the length of a football pitch

Length55.4 m182 ft

Wingspan50.4 m165 ft

Height17.6 m58 ft

Range9,630 km5,200 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed871 km/h470 ktMach 0.82

Service ceiling12,800 m41,995 ftIt flies above Everest (1.4 times its height)

Maximum take-off weight267,619 kg589,998 lb

Maximum payload146,877 kg323,808 lbIts 255 passengers with baggage would weigh about 25.5 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity255 passengersUp to 380 in a high-density layout

Endurance11 h 03 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 9,630 km range, from London it could fly non-stop as far as:

NRTNarita9,591 km BKKBangkok9,578 km GRUSão Paulo9,460 km GIGRio De Janeiro9,253 km PVGShanghai (Pudong)9,241 km

Beyond its rangeHKGHong Kong9,630 km

The type first flew in 1970 (56 years ago) · About 446 units built · Production ended in 1989

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

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Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1984–2026American Airlines network of its widebody aircraft

Base

LHRLondon

Main destinations

MIAMiami JFKNew York PHLPhiladelphia NRTNarita DFWDallas-Fort Worth LAXLos Angeles ORDChicago CLTCharlotte AUHAbu Dhabi CDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)MADMadrid

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Aircraft chronology

1973

Built

Assembled by McDonnell Douglas in Long Beach, California (USA).

Mar 1, 1973

Delivered to McDonnell Douglas Corporation

Delivered to McDonnell Douglas Corporation as PH-DTF.

Apr 13, 1973

Transferred to KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

Transferred to KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.

Apr 1, 1977

Transferred to VIASA

Transferred to VIASA.

Jun 6, 1979

Airworthiness directive

On June 6, 1979, the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 aircraft (registration YV-133C), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to fatigue cracks in the engine pylon caused by an inadequate maintenance procedure, together with deficiencies in the slat and stall warning systems. Source: la FAA.

Source: la FAA

Jul 28, 1983

Transferred to World Airways

Transferred to World Airways.

Jun 22, 1984

Transferred to American Airlines

Transferred to American Airlines.

Sep 11, 2001

Grounded after 9/11

On September 11, 2001, the DC10-30 aircraft (registration N143AA), operated by American Airlines, was in the news. Source: the FAA (United States).

What happened

On 11 September 2001, after the attacks with hijacked aircraft on the Twin Towers in New York and the Pentagon, the FAA ordered — for the first time in history — the complete closure of United States airspace (the SCATANA plan): all civil aviation was told to land immediately, and by midday the American sky was clear. Around 240 international flights bound for the United States were diverted to Canada — Operation Yellow Ribbon, with more than 30,000 passengers. Airspace reopened gradually from 13 September, by then under new security measures. Source: the FAA (United States).

Source: FAA

Operators

1973-03-01

McDonnell Douglas Corporation

Registration PH-DTF

1973-04-13

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

Registration PH-DTF

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VIASA

Registration PH-DTF · Lessor: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

1977-04-01

VIASA

Registration YV-133C

1983-07-28

World Airways

Registration YV-133C · Lessor: VIASA

1984-06-22

American Airlines

Registration N143AA

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