40.7242° N, 74.1726° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Newark, NJ, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 18, 1979 · 20:00 local
Place
Newark, NJ
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
EAL
Aircraft
N327EA
Reported as
Lkheed 1011/
People aboard
198
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
#2 Engine flamed out during taxi, had tailpipe fire which burned out. Fuel flow regulator replaced.
As the FAA filed it
#2 ENGINE FLAMED OUT DURING TAXI, HAD TAILPIPE FIRE WHICH BURNED OUT. FUEL FLOW REGULATOR REPLACED.