DC-10 collapses under weight of typhoon-soaked ash fall from erupti...
By Volcano Hazards Program
1905 (approx.)
Detailed Description
PINATUBO ASH COVERED DC10 ON ITS TAIL. The weight of a typhoon-soaked ash fall from eruptions at Pinatubo Volcano in the Philippines caused this World Airways DC-10 to collapse on its tail at Cubi Point Naval Air Station. Photo courtesy of R.L. Rieger, U.S. Navy.