# Incident 19941218047309I: Boeing 747131, New York, NY, December 18, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 1994, 14:29 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: John F Kennedy International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWAA
- Location: 40.6504° N, 73.7901° 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=-73.7901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53116, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53116-1998-10-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 747-131 (registry code 1384881, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-131) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747131
- People aboard: 186
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95IA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95IA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941218047309I

## Narrative

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

AFTER TURNING OFF RUNWAY. BELEIVED FLAT TIRES. LEFT WING GEAR STRUT BROKE. TRUNION BROKE OTHER DAMAGE.

## 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 NYC95IA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95IA043), Dec 18, 1994: Boeing 747-131 (N53116), Jamaica, NY, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: Improper maintenance overhaul which resulted in a fatigue crack.

## Other reports on N53116 (1)

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

- [Incident 19850501021819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850501021819I), May 1, 1985: Boeing 747131 (N53116), St Louis, MO. Fire and loud boom from engine at liftoff. Overweight emergency landing made. Molten metal in exhaust pipe.

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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