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McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F

DC10-46965Scrapped

RegistrationDED-ADMO

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

SAOperatorSabena

4operators

1incidents

0accidents

0logbook years

0photos

McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F built in 1977 in Long Beach. Operated for Lufthansa, Sabena, Sun Country Airlines and Gemini Air Cargo. Scrapped.

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Mature · 20 years · ≈ 56,000 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerMcDonnell Douglas

First flight1977

Built inLong Beach, California (EE. UU.)

Country of registrationAlemania

MSN46965

VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of FAA (United States) under its former registration N600GC · 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

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

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Aircraft chronology

1977

Built

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

Sep 26, 1977

Delivered to McDonnell Douglas Corporation

Delivered to McDonnell Douglas Corporation as D-ADMO.

Dec 9, 1977

Transferred to Lufthansa

Transferred to Lufthansa.

Jun 6, 1979

Airworthiness directive

On June 6, 1979, the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 aircraft (registration D-ADMO), 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 4, 1990

Incident at Frankfurt am Main (FRA) International Airport

On January 4, 1990, the McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 aircraft (registration D-ADMO), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Frankfurt am Main (FRA) International Airport (Germany) due to a ground collision with another aircraft. Source: Lufthansa.

Source: Lufthansa

Oct 1, 1992

Transferred to Sabena

Transferred to Sabena.

Oct 11, 1995

Transferred to Sun Country Airlines

Transferred to Sun Country Airlines.

Apr 14, 1997

Transferred to Gemini Air Cargo

Transferred to Gemini Air Cargo.

Operators

1977-09-26

McDonnell Douglas Corporation

Registration D-ADMO

1977-12-09

Lufthansa

Registration D-ADMO

1992-10-01

Sabena

Registration D-ADMO

1995-10-11

Sun Country Airlines

Registration N600GC · Lessor: Gemini Air Cargo

1997-04-14

Gemini Air Cargo

Registration N600GC

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