Lockheed L1011 N707DA
15 July 1979 · Ft.lauderdale, Florida, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 15 July 1979 at about 22:10 local time, a Lockheed L1011 registered N707DA, operated by Delta Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near Ft.lauderdale, Florida, United States. 220 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, 7 had minor injuries. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ft.lauderdale, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ft Laud-Hollywood
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lockheed L1011
- Registration
- N707DA
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Delta Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Route
- S → Atlanta, Ga
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0015
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 220 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 211 |
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 ADVISED OF BOMB THREAT. MISC-PAX INJURED DURING EVACUATION
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Lockheed L1011 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Sep 1980 | Lockheed L1011 | Nassau, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Oct 1980 | Lockheed L1011 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 6 Dec 1978 | Lockheed L1011 | Intl Waters, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Nov 1986 | Lockheed L1011 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | Delta Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1989 | Lockheed L1011-385-1 | Jacks Creek, Tennessee, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 1992 | Lockheed L1011-385 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Delta Airlines | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |