# Accident 19850802077519A: Lkheed 10113851, Dallas-Fort Wor, TX, August 2, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1985, 18:06 local time
- Place: Dallas-Fort Wor, TX
- Airport: Dallas Fort Worth International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 32.8972° N, 97.0377° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DALLAS-FORT WORTH INTL (DFW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8972&lon=-97.0377&mi=10
- Aircraft: N726DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N726DA-1986-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lockheed L-1011-385-1 (registry code 5265010, https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-l-1011-385-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LKHEED 10113851
- Reported engine: RROYCE RB21122B02
- People aboard: 131
- Fatal injuries: 132
- Pilot flight hours: 29,300 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 166 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA85AA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA85AA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850802077519A

## Narrative

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

PENETRATED A THUNDERSTORM ON FINAL. FAILED TO RECOVER FROM SEVERE WINDSHEAR. STRUCK A CAR AND A WATER TANK.

## 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 DCA85AA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA85AA031), Aug 2, 1985: Lockheed L-1011-385-1 (N726DA), Dallas/Ft Worth, TX, destroyed, 135 fatal

## Other reports on N726DA (2)

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

- [Incident 19811222085389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811222085389I), Dec 22, 1981: Lkheed 10113851 (N726DA), New York, NY. Za aircraft diverted when slat lock light came on and slats held up with flaps downn. Asymmetry comparator replaced
- [Incident 19810810080989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810810080989I), Aug 10, 1981: Lkheed 10113851 (N726DA), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Minor damage. NR3 engine failed, returned. Low pressure thrust bearing. PNLK57683 failure. Shrapnel damage to right wing.

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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