# Incident 19790624016599I: Lkheed 1011385115, Atlanta, GA, June 24, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1979, 00:50 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: Hartsfield
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DAL
- Location: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-84.3880&mi=10
- Aircraft: N724DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N724DA-2001-07-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lockheed L-1011-385-1-15 (registry code 5265015, https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-l-1011-385-1-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LKHEED 1011385115
- People aboard: 84
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79DA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790624016599I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE TORCHED DURING START, MOTORED TO EXTINGUISH. UNKNOWN PERSONS ORDERED EVACUATION. 12 PEOPLE HURT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA79DA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DA098), Jun 24, 1979: Lockheed L-1011 (N724DA), Atlanta, GA, no damage

## Other reports on N724DA (4)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19950312041751A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950312041751A), Mar 12, 1995: Lkheed 10113851 (N724DA), San Juan, Puerto Rico, Minor damage. During pushback from gate N376MQ taxied behind the 1011 and was struck b same. Ground crew got signals mixed.
- [Incident 19860925059779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860925059779I), Sep 25, 1986: Lkheed 1011385115 (N724DA), Boston, MA, Minor damage. Tail skid and number 2 translational cowling struck the runway during landing.
- [Incident 19840603029189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840603029189I), Jun 3, 1984: Lkheed 1011385115 (N724DA), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Minor damage. Lost engine cowling components on landing roll. Engine was last worked on 6 2 84.
- [Incident 19821220068819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821220068819I), Dec 20, 1982: Lkheed 1011385115 (N724DA), Jacksonville, FL, Minor damage. Right trailing edge flap separated from aircraft on climbout at laguardia. Damage found on arrival at destination.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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