# Incident 19990803023229I: Boeing 757232, New York, NY, August 3, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1999, 08:41 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: John F Kennedy International
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 40.6399° N, 73.7787° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JOHN F KENNEDY INTL (JFK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6399&lon=-73.7787&mi=10
- Aircraft: N601DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N601DL-2008-07-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 757-232 (registry code 1384965, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757232
- Reported engine: PWA PW2037M
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990803023229I

## Narrative

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

(-23) #1 ENGINE FAILED AT APPROX. 1000' AGL AFTER T/O FROM LGA RESULTING CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE. AIRPLANE DIVERTED TO JFK, LANDED SAFELY ON R/W BR AND EVACUATED ALL PASSENGERS AFTER DEPLOYING ALL CHUTES ON RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N601DL (1)

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

- [Incident 19860720041279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860720041279I), Jul 20, 1986: Boeing 757232 (N601DL), Washington, DC, Minor damage. Lightning strike near vertical fin while parked at gate. Pa system rendered inoperative.

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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