40.7143° N, 74.0060° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of New York, NY, within about 10 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 29, 1982 · 20:03 local
Place
New York, NY
Airport
Jfk International
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
TWAA
Aircraft
N17105
Reported as
Boeing 747*
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT9*
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.
Fire warning light came on during climbout. Suspect fire caused by starter that failed.
As the FAA filed it
FIRE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON DURING CLIMBOUT. SUSPECT FIRE CAUSED BY STARTER THAT FAILED.