Lockheed L-1011 N31013
11 June 1985 · St. Louis, Missouri, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 June 1985 at about 16:04 local time, a Lockheed L-1011 registered N31013 was involved in an incident near St. Louis, Missouri, United States. 219 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:04
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- St. Louis, Missouri, United States
- Nearest airport
- St. Louis (STL)
- Coordinates
- 38.7406, -90.3501
- Aircraft
- Lockheed L-1011
- Registration
- N31013
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Boston → St.louis
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC85IA131
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 219 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 219 |
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
WHILE ON AN IFR APPROACH TO LAND AT STL AND THE PLT INITIATED FLAPS. THE NO.3 OUTBOARD FLAP VANE SEPARATED FROM ITS MOUNTING AND FELL TO THE GROUND. UPON SEPARATION THE FLAP VANE STRUCK THE LEADING EDGE OF THE TRAILING EDGE FLAP KNOCKING A HOLE IN THE SKIN. THE SUBSEQUENT LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. EXAMINATION OF THE FLAP VANE ATTACH FITTING REVEALED IT FAILED IN FATIGUE FOLLOWED BY AN OVERLOAD SEPARATION. THERE HAVE BEEN 14 RECORDED CASES OF FAILURE OF THE FLAP VANE ATTACH FITTINGS WITH 9 REPORTED SEPARATIONS FROM THE AIRCRAFT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Lockheed L-1011 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Aug 1985 | Lockheed L-1011-385-1 | Dallas/Ft Worth, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 134 |
| 26 Oct 1985 | Lockheed L-1011-385-1 | Dallas/Ft.worth, Texas, United States | Delta Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 1985 | Lockheed L-1011 | Patuxent River, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1984 | Lockheed L-1011 | Ft.lauderdale, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 1984 | Lockheed L-1011-385-3 | Los Angeles, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 1986 | Lockheed L-1011-385-1 | Denver, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct 1985 | Piper PA-28-140 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1985 | Hildebrand SPEZIO SPORT DAL-1 | Gravois Mills, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Oct 1985 | Cessna 172 | Guilford, Missouri, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 1985 | Quickie Q2 | Willard, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 1985 | Cessna 152 | Independence, Missouri, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Oct 1985 | Beechcraft A36 | Chesterfield, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |