Lockheed L1011 N714DA
13 November 1986 · Newark, New Jersey, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 November 1986 at about 17:25 local time, a Lockheed L1011 registered N714DA, operated by Delta Airlines, was involved in an accident near Newark, New Jersey, United States. 137 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 17:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Newark, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- Newark International (EWR)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lockheed L1011
- Registration
- N714DA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Delta Airlines
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Atlanta → Newark
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DCA87MA012
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 |
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
ON NOVEMBER 13, 1986, THE REAR MAIN SPAR OF THE RIGHT WING FAILED AS DELTA FLT 194 TOUCHED DOWN ON RWY 29 AT NEWARK AIRPORT. THE PILOTS STATED THAT THERE WAS MODERATE TURBULENCE ON FINAL APPROACH AND INITIAL TOUCHDOWN WAS ON THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR FIRST. THE TOUCHDOWN WAS FIRM BUT NOT HARD WHICH WAS CONFIRMED FROM THE 1.4G RECORDED ON THE DFDR. THE 1.4G FORCE IS WELL WITHIN THE LANDING GEAR CERTIFICATION LIMITS. THE SPAR WEB FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A FATIGUE CRACK THAT ORIGINATED AT A 'HI - LOC' FASTENER HOLE LOCATED AT THE LOWER INBOARD CORNER OF A DOUBLER THAT SURROUNDS THE FUEL FILLER VALVE WHICH IS MOUNTED VERTICALLY ON THE SPAR WEB. THE FATIGUE ZONE IN THE SPAR WEB HAD PROGRESSED ABOUT 6 3/4 INCHES BEFORE THE WEB FAILED AS THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN. THE FRACTURE IN THE SPAR WEB EXTENDED DIAGNALLY DOWNWARD AND OUTBOARD AT 45 DEGREES FROM INBOARD WING STATION 241.0 TO INBOARD STATION 293.5. THE FLIGHT CREW DID NOT REPORT ANY AIRPLANE MALFUNCTION DURING THE FLIGHT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Lockheed L1011 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
| 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 | - |
| 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 | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 1986 | Cessna 414A | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | East Coast Airways, Ltd | Fatal | 1 |
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