On 24/06/2025 I flew as National airlines flight 27 which flew from Miami to San Francisco with stopovers at New Orleans, Houston and Las Vegas. This flight is notable for an incident on November 3, 1973 when this flight suffered an uncontained engine failure midway between Houston and Las Vegas, which resulted in 1 death.
Aircraft Route and Details
Aircraft: DC10 (DC-10)
Airline: National Airlines
Callsign: National 27 Heavy
Route: KMIA - KMSY - KIAH - KLAS - KSFO
Flight Time: 6h 54mins
Server: Expert
Departure from Miami runway 08R
Cruising
Taxiing for departure from New Orleans with a Delta 757-200 in background bound for Atlanta
Parallel landing at Houston RWY 08R with a United 737-800 for RWY 08L
Busy day at Houston with multiple international carriers at Terminal D
Departure from Houston RWY 15L
Descending over Grand Canyon West towards Las Vegas
Banking on final approach towards runway 19L at Las Vegas
Descending over Mission Peak Regional Preserve towards San Francisco
Parked at SFO with a United 777-300ER departing for Manila
