# Accident 19960718017929A: Boeing 747131, New York, NY, July 18, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1996, 08:31 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: John F Kennedy International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWAA
- Location: 40.8499° N, 72.7894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8499&lon=-72.7894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93119, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93119-1997-03-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 747-131 (registry code 1384881, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-131) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747131
- Reported engine: PWA JT9D7AH
- People aboard: 230
- Fatal injuries: 230
- Pilot flight hours: 17,000 total, 4,700 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA96MA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA96MA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960718017929A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN EXPLOSION SOON AFTER TAKEOFF. DEBRIS IN THE OCEAN. SEARCH AND RESCUE IS UNDERWAY. (.4)NO NARRATIVE NOT STATED EXCEPT "EXPLOSION"

## 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 DCA96MA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA96MA070), Jul 18, 1996: Boeing 747-131 (N93119), East Moriches, NY, destroyed, 230 fatal. Probable cause: An explosion of the center wing fuel tank (CWT), resulting from ignition of the flammable fuel/air mixture in the tank. The source of ignition energy for the explosion could not be determined with…

## Other reports on N93119 (2)

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

- [Incident 19880923056669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880923056669I), Sep 23, 1988: Boeing 747131 (N93119), St Louis, MO. NR1 engine losing oil pressure. Shut down and continued to st. Louis. A hole had chaffed under clamp in oil line.
- [Incident 19870511019929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870511019929I), May 11, 1987: Boeing 747131 (N93119), St Louis, MO. During takeoff from departure airport the tread of a tire separated. Damage to conduits on gear drag brace.

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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