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Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-30F accident near Amsterdam, Nl, December 18, 1999

On December 18, 1999 at about 2:45 pm local time, a Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-30F, registered N800WR, was substantially damaged in an accident near Amsterdam. It was flown under non-U.S. commercial rules. No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved. The weather was conditions the NTSB did not record.

The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged

The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.

Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.

What the record shows

Date
December 18, 1999 · about 2:45 pm local time
Place
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Type
Accident
Injuries
No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved.
Weather
conditions the NTSB did not record
Aircraft
Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-30F · all DC-10-30Fs on the register
Registration
N800WR · no longer on the register
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Flight · non-U.S. commercial rules

The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English

The aircraft

  • Last inspection: inspection type not recorded
  • Landing gear: fixed
  • Not recorded
  • Operator: Das Air Cargo-Ugandan

The flight

  • Departed from: AMS OF
  • Destination: LGW London OF
  • Flight plan: IFR
  • Runway 0

Weather at the time

  • Light: not reported
  • Sky: not recorded; not recorded
  • Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)

Injuries

FatalSeriousMinorNone
Crew3

Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report

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Other NTSB records under N800WR the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time

2000-04-30DCA00WA046 · accident near Entebbe · substantial damage · fatal

Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.