Lockheed 1011 N310EA
29 December 1972 · Miami, Florida, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 29 December 1972 at about 23:42 local time, a Lockheed 1011 registered N310EA, operated by Eastern Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Miami, Florida, United States. 176 people were on board and 99 died, 60 were seriously injured, 17 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:42
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Miami, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lockheed 1011
- Registration
- N310EA
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Eastern Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Jamaica, Ny → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0016
People
99 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 176 | 99 | 60 | 17 | 0 |
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
CREW DIDNT MONITOR INST & DETECT UNEXPECTED DESCENT.PREOCCUPIED BY NOSE GR PSN IND SYS MALFUNCTION
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Lockheed 1011 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Dec 1972 | Lockheed 1011 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 1972 | Lockheed 1011 | Miami, Florida, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 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 | - |