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McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30

DC10-46712Scrapped

RegistrationGH9G-AND

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

GHOperatorGhana Airways

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McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 built in 1973 in Long Beach. Operated for National Airlines, Pan American World Airways and Ghana Airways. Scrapped.

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Old · 30 years · ≈ 84,000 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerMcDonnell Douglas

First flight1973

Built inLong Beach, California (EE. UU.)

Country of registrationEstados Unidos

MSN46712

VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of FAA (United States) under its former registration N140AA · 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 Honolulu, Oahu it could fly non-stop as far as:

LIMLima9,563 km BOGBogota9,174 km HKGHong Kong8,947 km PTYTocumen8,463 km SYDSydney (Mascot)8,170 km

Beyond its rangeBKKBangkok10,593 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

1998–2003Hawaiian Airlines network of its widebody aircraft

Base

HNLHonolulu, Oahu

Main destinations

OGGKahului LAXLos Angeles OAKOakland SEASeattle BNEBrisbane CTSSapporo FUKFukuoka HNDTokyo ICNSeoul JFKNew York KIXOsaka

since 2003Ghana Airways airline base

Base

ACCAccra

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

1973

Built

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

May 19, 1973

Delivered to McDonnell Douglas Corporation

Delivered to McDonnell Douglas Corporation as N81NA.

Jun 18, 1973

Transferred to National Airlines

Transferred to National Airlines.

Jun 6, 1979

Airworthiness directive

On June 6, 1979, the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 aircraft (registration N81NA), 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

Jan 1, 1980

Transferred to Pan American World Airways

Transferred to Pan American World Airways.

Jun 12, 1981

Transferred to LAN Airlines

Transferred to LAN Airlines.

Mar 15, 1984

Transferred to American Airlines

Transferred to American Airlines.

Jun 20, 1996

Transferred to Transaero Airlines

Transferred to Transaero Airlines.

Nov 29, 1998

Transferred to Hawaiian Airlines

Transferred to Hawaiian Airlines.

Sep 11, 2001

Grounded after 9/11

On September 11, 2001, the DC10-30 aircraft (registration N140AA), 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

Oct 24, 2003

Transferred to Ghana Airways

Transferred to Ghana Airways.

Operators

1973-05-19

McDonnell Douglas Corporation

Registration N81NA

1973-06-18

National Airlines

Registration N81NA

1980-01-01

Pan American World Airways

Registration N81NA

1981-06-12

LAN Airlines

Registration CC-CJN · Lessor: Pan American World Airways

1984-03-15

American Airlines

Registration N140AA

1996-06-20

Transaero Airlines

Registration N140AA

1998-11-29

Hawaiian Airlines

Registration N140AA

2003-10-24

Ghana Airways

Registration 9G-AND · Lessor: BCI Aircraft Leasing

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BibTeX

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  urldate      = {2026-10-20},
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