Douglas DC-10 crash, Mar 3, 1974 (346 killed), Ermenonvil...
Douglas DC-10 accident on March 3, 1974 near Ermenonville Oise, France with 346 fatalities. Cause: Faulty aft cargo door latching design, which allowed...
- Date: March 3, 1974
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-10
- Location: Ermenonville Oise, France
- Fatalities: 346
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Faulty aft cargo door latching design, which allowed the door to appear locked when it was not fully closed, led to in flight door separation, floor collapse and damage to the flight controls
Turkish Airlines flight TK981 lost its aft left cargo door shortly after takeoff from Paris Orly. The resulting decompression damaged the cabin floor and the tail controls, and the DC-10 crashed in a forest at Ermenonville, killing all 346 people on board.