Lockheed L-1011 N309EA
22 September 1981 · Colts Neck, New Jersey, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 September 1981 at about 11:40 local time, a Lockheed L-1011 registered N309EA, operated by Eastern Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Colts Neck, New Jersey, United States. 201 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 11:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Colts Neck, New Jersey, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lockheed L-1011
- Registration
- N309EA
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Eastern Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Boston, Ma → San Juan, Pr
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0026
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 201 |
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
PROG ENG FAIL AFT LP LCTN BRG BCM OVRHTD.OIL LEAK, FIRE, FAN SHAFT FAIL DMGD HYD/ELEC SYS, JAMMED RUD
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Lockheed L-1011 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Apr 1981 | Lockheed L-1011 | Ft Lauderdale, Florida, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1981 | Lockheed L-1011 | Ft.lauderdale, Florida, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1981 | Lockheed L-1011 | San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 1982 | Lockheed L-1011 | Miami, Florida, United States | Eastern Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jan 1982 | Lockheed L-1011 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Trans World Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1980 | Lockheed L-1011 | Los Angeles, California, United States | Air Canada | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |