Lockheed L1011 N31015
10 October 1980 · Newark, New Jersey, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 October 1980 at about 05:42 local time, a Lockheed L1011 registered N31015, operated by Trans World Airlines, Inc., was involved in an incident during the landing phase of flight near Newark, New Jersey, United States. 282 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 05:42
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Newark, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- Newark Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lockheed L1011
- Registration
- N31015
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Trans World Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Los Angeles, Ca → S
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dawn
- NTSB number
- 5-0031
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 282 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 282 |
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
NEAR COLLISION.OTR ACFT MAKING LOW APCH IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION.
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 | - |
| 15 Jul 1979 | Lockheed L1011 | Ft.lauderdale, Florida, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Serious 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |