# Accident 19900714025559A: Lkheed 188C, Caribbean Sea, AC, July 14, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1990, 16:27 local time
- Place: Caribbean Sea, AC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TPIA
- Aircraft: N4465F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LKHEED 188C
- Reported engine: ALLSN 501D13
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA90LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900714025559A

## Narrative

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

ON CLIMB THROUGH FL180. LOUD EXPLOSIONS NR3 AND 4 ENGINES PROPS GEAR BOXES GONE. NR2 ERRATIC. LANDED AT ARUBA.

## 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 MIA90LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA153), Jul 14, 1990: Lockheed L-188A (N4465F), Caribbean Sea, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INFLIGHT LOSS OF THE NOS 3 AND 4 PROPELLERS AND GEARBOXES FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. THE FAILED COMPONENTS WERE NOT RECOVERED FROM THE CARIBBEAN SEA.

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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