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McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30

DC10-46971Written off

RegistrationVEYV-135C

VIOperatorVIASA

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McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 built in 1978. Operated for VIASA.

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Technical data

ManufacturerMcDonnell Douglas

First flight1978

Country of registrationVenezuela

MSN46971

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

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

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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Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

1978

Built

Assembled by McDonnell Douglas.

Jul 26, 1978

Delivered to McDonnell Douglas Corporation

Delivered to McDonnell Douglas Corporation as PH-AAI.

Sep 21, 1978

Transferred to VIASA

Transferred to VIASA.

Operators

1978-07-26

McDonnell Douglas Corporation

Registration PH-AAI

1978-09-21

VIASA

Registration YV-135C

In memoriam

This aircraft suffered a serious accident or hull loss. Out of respect for what happened and for the people who may have been affected, this record does not enable the register of memories.

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BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 · YV-135C · VIASA}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/DC10-46971},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/DC10-46971}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-18},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-18}
}

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