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| Date: | Saturday 15 June 1991 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30CF |
| Owner/operator: | World Airways |
| Registration: | N105WA |
| MSN: | 46891/127 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Cubi Point Naval Air Station -
 Philippines
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | - |
| Departure airport: | - |
| - | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
During the landfall of Typhoon Yunya and the eruption of Mount Pinatubo, a World Airlines DC-10 was covered in thick volcanic ash, causing the tail of the aircraft to touch the ground.
Sources:
https://mbd.baidu.com/ma/s/u8DjIg80
https://www.usgs.gov/media/images/dc-10-collapses-under-weight-typhoon-soaked-ash-fall-erupti
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 July 2003 | OB-1749 | Cielos Airlines | 0 | Curitiba-Afonso Pena Airport, PR (CWB) |  |
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Images:
Photo: US Navy
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2024 06:26 | ASN | Updated [Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Photo] |
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