Lockheed L-1011-385-1 accident near Jamaica, NY
On July 30, 1992, a Lockheed L-1011-385-1 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Jamaica, NY. 1 person was seriously injured. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 30, 1992
- Place
- Jamaica, NY
- Aircraft
- Lockheed L-1011-385-1 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 0 fatal, 1 serious, 9 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 40.651°N, 73.789°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X15125
Official records · DCA92MA044
- Investigation page: status, final report and safety recommendations
NTSB summary
PLEASE SEE NTSB BLUE COVER REPORT PB93-910404, AAR-93/04.
Probable cause
DESIGN DEFICIENCIES IN THE STALL WARNING SYSTEM THAT PERMITTED A DEFECT TO GO UNDETECTED, THE FAILURE OF TWA'S MAINTENANCE PROGRAM TO CORRECT A REPETITIVE MALFUNCTION OF THE STALL WARNING SYSTEM, AND INADEQUATE CREW COORDINATION BETWEEN THE CAPTAIN AND FIRST OFFICER THAT RESULTED IN THEIR INAPPROPRIATE RESPONSE TO A FALSE STALL WARNING. (NTSB REPORT AAR-93/04)
From Wikipedia
TWA Flight 843 was a scheduled Trans World Airlines Lockheed L-1011 TriStar passenger flight that crashed after an aborted takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport (New York) to San Francisco International Airport (California) on July 30, 1992. Despite an intense fire after the crash, the crew was able to evacuate all 280 passengers from the aircraft. There was no loss of life, although the aircraft was destroyed by the fire.
Text from Wikipedia, “TWA Flight 843”, CC BY-SA 4.0; shortened to the introduction. Authors.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
