- Date
- November 25, 1979
- Place
- Mineral Wells, TX · MINERAL WELLS, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 211 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N714DALockheed L-1011
- Status
- Completed · report July 31, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791125045739I
- Case key
- 132878
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0023 79/11/25 NR.MINERAL WELLS,TX LOCKHEED L-1011 CR- 1 0 11 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0230 N714DA PX- 0 0200 47, 13966 TOTAL HOURS, 57 DAMAGE-NONE OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT OPERATOR - DELTA AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LOS ANGELES,CA ATLANTA,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT SUFFERED HEART ATTACK
Aircraft
- Registration
- N714DA
- Reported as
- Lockheed L-1011
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
N714DARegistration cancelled Feb 20, 2013 · Lockheed L-1011-385-1Airframe modelLockheed L-1011-385-1Engine modelRolls-Royce RB-211-22 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N714DA · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB DCA87MA012Accident · No injuriesMajor investigationFinal reportNewark, NJOn November 13, 1986, the rear main spar of the right wing failed as delta flt 194 touched down on rwy 29 at Newark airport. The pilots stated that there was moderate turbulence on final approach and initial touchdown was on the right main gear first. The…NTSB FTW86IA020Incident · Minor injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportDallas/Ft.Worth, TXNo. 3 eng developed an exhaust stack fire during the second attempted start following taxi out. The 1st start was aborted when crew became aware of a 15 minute delay before takeoff. During the 2nd start, excess fuel torched in the combustors and the exhaust…