Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10
17 on the U.S. register across 2 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1975 to 1988; half of them date from 1978 or earlier. Texas has the most (10). 100% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.
About the DC-10 from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Airliners and large jets
- Power
- Turbofan, 3 engines
- Common engines
- Ge Cf6-50 Ser (4), Ge Cf6-50C2 (1)
- Fuel
- Electricity
- Seats
- 385
- Built of
- aluminium
- Makers on the register
- Mcdonnell Douglas, Mcdonnell-Douglas
- Registered
- earliest certificate November 21, 2013; newest October 6, 2026
Where they are owner's state
Who owns them registrant type
By owner type, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Corporation | 9 | 53% |
| LLC | 8 | 47% |
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
When they were built by decade · 14 with no year on file
Airworthiness certificate class
By airworthiness certificate, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| None on file | 12 | 71% |
| Standard | 4 | 24% |
| Experimental | 1 | 6% |
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Largest fleets, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Omega Air INC | 9 |
| Bc Aircraft Leasing LLC | 5 |
| Alta Airlines Holdings LLC | 2 |
| Aircraft Endeavors LLC | 1 |
Fleet pages: Omega Air INC · Bc Aircraft Leasing LLC · Alta Airlines Holdings LLC · Aircraft Endeavors LLC
Accident history NTSB records · 32 cases since 1982, 3 fatal
The 8 most recent of 32 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How this model compares with others, with the fleet taken into account: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.
Questions people ask answers refresh every morning
How many Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
17 as of November 11, 2026, counting 2 versions the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10s?
Texas, with 10.
Who owns the Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10?
100% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are not named on this site at this time.
When were the Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10s on the register built?
Between 1975 and 1988; half of them in 1978 or earlier.
How many Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10 accidents has the NTSB recorded?
32 accidents and incidents since 1982, 3 of them fatal. A model flown more shows more; the accident analytics compare models per thousand registered.
What is the Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10 made of?
The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. The FAA's type certificate data sheet is the authority for any one model.
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10 the component layer
The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. The design is held under 1 type certificate (A22WE, held by The Boeing Company). The FAA has issued 271 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this model, most of them about airframe structure. Operators and repair shops have filed 3,978 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 34 of them in the last ten years: about 25.0 a year for every 100 aircraft on the register; the system most often named is airframe structure. 487 approved modifications exist for it, the most by Continental Airlines INC.
FAA orders 271 airworthiness directives · newest first
All orders naming the Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10
By system
Orders by system, as a table
| orders | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Airframe structure | 48 | 18% |
| Other and general | 43 | 16% |
| Engine | 43 | 16% |
| Cabin, seats and restraints | 22 | 8% |
| Instruments and avionics | 22 | 8% |
| Electrical power | 21 | 8% |
| Landing gear | 20 | 7% |
| Fuel system | 18 | 7% |
Failure reports 3,978 since 1995 · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 95 | 138 |
| 96 | 347 |
| 97 | 490 |
| 98 | 368 |
| 99 | 384 |
| 00 | 250 |
| 01 | 215 |
| 02 | 78 |
| 03 | 128 |
| 04 | 182 |
| 05 | 262 |
| 06 | 169 |
| 07 | 158 |
| 08 | 403 |
| 09 | 252 |
| 10 | 120 |
| 11 | 15 |
| 12 | 6 |
| 13 | 4 |
| 14 | 2 |
| 15 | 3 |
| 17 | 1 |
| 18 | 1 |
| 20 | 2 |
By system
Failure reports by system, as a table
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Parts most reported, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| Skin | 464 |
| Support | 214 |
| Frame | 141 |
| Seat Track | 135 |
| Floorbeam | 111 |
| Floor Support | 105 |
| Angle | 102 |
| Repair | 89 |
| Longeron | 86 |
| Fitting | 83 |
Latest reports
Approved replacement parts 10,650 parts manufacturer approvals
Parts a company other than the maker may make for this design and sell as FAA-approved. The companies holding the most:
Most often: bearing (362), insulation blanket (347), light (246), ring (188), pipe (184), seal (177), spring (160), bracket (154), panel (134), valve (120).
Approved modifications 487 supplemental type certificates
Changes the FAA has approved for this design, from new avionics and engines to floats and parachutes. The companies holding the most:
Latest
Certificates and bulletins
Safety bulletins 3 · advice, not orders
Sources: the FAA's type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, supplemental type certificates, special conditions and special airworthiness information bulletins (Dynamic Regulatory System), and the FAA's service difficulty reports. A failure report is what an operator or repair station chose to file; the counts show reporting as much as reliability, and larger and commercial fleets report more. How the systems are grouped.
Connections how the DC-10 links to the rest of the register
- Mcdonnell Douglas 254 aircraft on the register
- Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-30F 12 registered
- Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-30 5 registered
- Built of aluminium
- General Electric CF6-50 series 4 of these aircraft
- General Electric CF6-50C2 1 of these aircraft
- Texas 10 of these aircraft
- New Mexico 5 of these aircraft
- Utah 2 of these aircraft
- Omega Air INC 9 of these aircraft
- Bc Aircraft Leasing LLC 5 of these aircraft
- Alta Airlines Holdings LLC 2 of these aircraft
- Aircraft Endeavors LLC 1 of these aircraft
- NTSB accidents and incidents involving the DC-10 32 cases since 1982 · 3 fatal
- FAA orders naming the DC-10 271 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports filed on the DC-10 3,978 reports since 1995
- Approved modifications for the DC-10 487 supplemental type certificates
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/mcdonnell-douglas/dc-10.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 17
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N82247 | Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-30F |
Omega Air INC Selma, Texas |
None on file | 2026-10-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8249 | Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-30F |
Omega Air INC Selma, Texas |
None on file | 2026-10-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8308 | Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-30F |
Omega Air INC Selma, Texas |
None on file | 2026-10-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8306 | Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-30F |
Omega Air INC Selma, Texas |
None on file | 2026-09-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9218 | Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-30F |
Omega Air INC Selma, Texas |
None on file | 2026-09-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8205 | Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-30F |
Omega Air INC Selma, Texas |
None on file | 2026-09-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8209 | Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-30F |
Omega Air INC Selma, Texas |
None on file | 2026-09-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8222 | Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-30F |
Omega Air INC Selma, Texas |
None on file | 2026-09-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8310 | Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-30F |
Omega Air INC Selma, Texas |
None on file | 2026-09-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N264DE | Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-30F |
Aircraft Endeavors LLC San Antonio, Texas |
Experimental | 2022-04-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N928KW | Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-30F |
Alta Airlines Holdings LLC Salt Lake City, Utah |
Standard | 2018-10-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N917KW | Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-30F |
Alta Airlines Holdings LLC Salt Lake City, Utah |
Standard | 2018-10-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17085 | Mcdonnell-Douglas DC-10-30 |
Bc Aircraft Leasing LLC Albuquerque, New Mexico |
Standard | 2014-05-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N522AX | Mcdonnell-Douglas DC-10-30 |
Bc Aircraft Leasing LLC Albuquerque, New Mexico |
Standard | 2013-12-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N603AX | Mcdonnell-Douglas DC-10-30 |
Bc Aircraft Leasing LLC Albuquerque, New Mexico |
None on file | 2013-12-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N621AX | Mcdonnell-Douglas DC-10-30 |
Bc Aircraft Leasing LLC Albuquerque, New Mexico |
None on file | 2013-12-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N612AX | Mcdonnell-Douglas DC-10-30 |
Bc Aircraft Leasing LLC Albuquerque, New Mexico |
None on file | 2013-11-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |