Lockheed 1011 N305EA
28 December 1972 · Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 December 1972 at about 21:05 local time, a Lockheed 1011 registered N305EA, operated by Eastern Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States. 110 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lockheed 1011
- Registration
- N305EA
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Eastern Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Jamaica, Ny → Z
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0045
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
FIRST STAGE FAN DISC NR 3 ENG FAILED.DEBRIS DMGDR INBD WG, R STAB AND CABIN WINDOW.LND AT JKF.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Lockheed 1011 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jun 1972 | Lockheed 1011 | Miami, Florida, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 1972 | Lockheed 1011 | Miami, Florida, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | 99 |
| 10 Jan 1973 | Lockheed 1011 | Grand Junctn, Colorado, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 9 Feb 1973 | Lockheed 1011 | San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1973 | Lockheed 1011 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1973 | Lockheed 1011 | Miami, Florida, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |