# Accident 19860215037189A: Lkheed 10113851, New York, NY, February 15, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1986, 18:30 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: John F Kennedy International
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EALA
- Location: 40.6504° N, 73.7898° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6504&lon=-73.7898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N309EA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N309EA-1989-05-05) (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 RB21122B
- People aboard: 238
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,468 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86FA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86FA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860215037189A

## Narrative

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

NR3 ENGINE HAD TAILCONE FIRE ON START UP. PASSENGER PANICKED MADE UNAUTHORIZED EVACUATION WITH 2 ENGINES OPERATING.

## 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 NYC86FA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86FA076), Feb 15, 1986: Lockheed L-1011-385-1 (N309EA), Jamaica, NY, no damage

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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