Lockheed 1011 N315EA
26 April 1975 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 26 April 1975 at about 18:00 local time, a Lockheed 1011 registered N315EA, operated by Eastern Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. 253 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lockheed 1011
- Registration
- N315EA
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Eastern Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- San Juan, Pr → Jamaica, Ny
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0010
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 253 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 252 |
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
FAIRCHILD FOOD CART RLSD, ROLLED AFT, HIT FLT ATNDT FACING L LIFT.NOT DTMND HOW FOOD CART RLSD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Lockheed 1011 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jan 1975 | Lockheed 1011 | San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 1975 | Lockheed 1011 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 1975 | Lockheed 1011 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1975 | Lockheed 1011 | Orlando, Florida, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1975 | Lockheed 1011 | Los Angeles, California, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 1974 | Lockheed 1011 | East Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 1975 | Stinson 108 | Vermillion, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1975 | Bensen B8M | Ocotillo Wells, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Mar 1975 | Cessna 182 | Glenville, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1975 | Aero Comdr 1121 | Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States | Thermonetics I | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 May 1975 | Cessna 177 | West Milford, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1975 | Bell 206B | St Martinville, Louisiana, United States | Air Marine, Inc | No injuries | - |