# Accident 19870825052189A: Lkheed 10113851, Atlanta, GA, August 25, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1987, 15:46 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: The William B Hartsfield Atla
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 33.6367° N, 84.4279° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6367&lon=-84.4279&mi=10
- Aircraft: N720DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N720DA-2013-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lockheed L-1011-385-1 (registry code 5265010, https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-l-1011-385-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce RB-211 series (registry code 54555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-rb-211-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LKHEED 10113851
- Reported engine: RROYCE RB21122*
- People aboard: 147
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,211 total, 13 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87FA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87FA240) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870825052189A

## Narrative

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

UNSTABILIZED APPROACH AND LATE LEVELOFF CAUSED AIRCRAFTS TAIL TO HIT RUNWAY ON TOUCHDOWN.

## 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 ATL87FA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87FA240), Aug 25, 1987: Lockheed L-1011-385-1 (N720DA), Atlanta, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N720DA (4)

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

- [Incident 19940814033089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940814033089I), Aug 14, 1994: Lkheed 10113851 (N720DA), Dallas-Ft Worth, TX. Turned off on high speed taxiway. Missed turn off taxiway onto asphalt. Wheel broke thru and stopped aircraft.
- [Incident 19830221007679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830221007679I), Feb 21, 1983: Lkheed 10113851 (N720DA), Boston, MA. Pilot had high vibration and overheat light on #3 engine came on. Returned. Found faulty vibration harness.
- [Incident 19790611014999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790611014999I), Jun 11, 1979: Lkheed 10113851 (N720DA), Ft Lauderdale, FL. Aircrafft hijacked while en route to Ft Lauderdale, ordered to cuba. Flight fueled and returned.
- [Incident 19781101023879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781101023879I), Nov 1, 1978: Lkheed 1011/ (N720DA), Dallas, TX. Engine failed during climb. Found metal in tail pipe, replaced engine.

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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