# NTSB DCA73AZ005: Lockheed 1011, N310EA, Miami, FL, December 29, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 29, 1972
- Place: Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
- Location: 25.7743° N, 80.1937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7743&lon=-80.1937&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 99 fatal, 60 serious, 17 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 9, 1973
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79909
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA73AZ005
- Board report AAR7314 (PDF): https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR7314.pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA73AZ005

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0016  72/12/29 NR.MIAMI,FLA          LOCKHEED 1011       CR-  5 10  0  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2342                    N310EA              PX- 94 50 17                            55, 29700 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            280 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JAMAICA,NY                 MIAMI,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUMENTS-MISREAD OR FAILED TO READ
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CREW COORDINATION-POOR
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- CREW DIDNT MONITOR INST & DETECT UNEXPECTED DESCENT.PREOCCUPIED BY NOSE GR PSN IND SYS MALFUNCTION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N310EA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N310EA-1973-06-21), registration cancelled 1973-06-21, S/N 193A-1011 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LOCKHEED 1011
- Registry model: [Lockheed L-1011-385-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-l-1011-385-1) (registry code 5265010) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Destroyed

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.

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