# NTSB DCA81AA027: Lockheed L-1011, N309EA, Colts Neck, NJ, September 22, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 22, 1981
- Place: Colts Neck, NJ · COLTS NECK, NJ
- Location: 40.2876° N, 74.1724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colts Neck, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2876&lon=-74.1724&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 201 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 2, 1982
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126675
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA81AA027
- Board report AAR8205 (PDF): https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR8205.pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA81AA027

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0026  81/9/22  NR.COLTS NECK,NJ      LOCKHEED L-1011     CR-  0  0 11  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1140                    N309EA              PX-  0  0190                            58, 21600 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1649 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          BOSTON,MA                   SAN JUAN,PR                  NEWARK,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - COMPRESSOR ASSEMBLY: BEARING,ROTOR SHAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERHEATED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        REMARKS- PROG ENG FAIL AFT LP LCTN BRG BCM OVRHTD.OIL LEAK,FIRE,FAN SHAFT FAIL DMGD HYD/ELEC SYS,JAMMED RUD
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N309EA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N309EA-1989-05-05), registration cancelled 1989-05-05, S/N 193A1010 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LOCKHEED L-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: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N309EA (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 NYC86FA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86FA076), Feb 15, 1986: Lockheed L-1011-385-1 (N309EA), Jamaica, NY, no damage

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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