# Accident 19890616016959A: Lkheed 10113851, Jacks Creek, TN, June 16, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1989, 15:20 local time
- Place: Jacks Creek, TN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 35.4691° N, 88.5146° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jacks Creek, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4691&lon=-88.5146&mi=10
- Aircraft: N721DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N721DA-2013-02-20) (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-211-22 series (registry code 54554, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-rb-211-22-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LKHEED 10113851
- Reported engine: RROYCE RB21122B02
- People aboard: 259
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25,500 total, 2,800 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89FA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890616016959A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE IN DESCENT. UNBELTED PASSENGERS INJURED. 14 MILES FROM A THUNDERSTORM.

## 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 ATL89FA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA161), Jun 16, 1989: Lockheed L1011-385-1 (N721DA), Jacks Creek, TN, no damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PASSENGERS TO REMAIN SEATED WITH THEIR SEAT BELTS FASTENED AS THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED UNFORECAST SEVERE CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE.

## Other reports on N721DA (4)

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

- [Incident 19920620025369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920620025369I), Jun 20, 1992: Lkheed 10113851 (N721DA), Los Angeles, CA. Captain experienced an illness. Flight engineer occupied left seat and assisted first officer. Landed safely.
- [Incident 19920423022529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920423022529I), Apr 23, 1992: Lkheed 10113851 (N721DA), New York, NY, Minor damage. Pilot made a hard landing. Fire on nose wheel assembly. Airport closed.
- [Incident 19790620016029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790620016029I), Jun 20, 1979: Lkheed 10113851 (N721DA), Boston, MA. Wheel transducer cap found missing. Replaced brake, tire and wheel, sensor, spacer and transducer
- [Incident 19780728036719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780728036719I), Jul 28, 1978: Lkheed 1011/ (N721DA), Boston, MA. Tower advised of fire in center engine during pushback, returned to gate. No evidence of fire found.

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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