LAX75AL067

NTSB accident investigation · Lockheed 1011 · Los Angeles, CA · June 14, 1975

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
June 14, 1975
Place
Los Angeles, CA · LOS ANGELES, CA
Injuries
1 serious, 2 minor, 240 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N41016Lockheed 1011
Status
Completed · report October 31, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
148635

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0019  75/6/14    LOS ANGELES,CA      LOCKHEED 1011       CR-  0  0 13  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0037                    N41016              PX-  0  1229                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOS ANGELES INTL
        OPERATOR - TRANS WORLD AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          LOS ANGELES,CA              BOSTON,MA                    CHICAGO,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: IGNITION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
        REMARKS- NR 3 ENG FUEL IGNITION SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED. PAX INJURED DRG ACFT EVAC.

Aircraft

Registration
N41016
Reported as
Lockheed 1011
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
No damage
Airport
Los Angeles Intl

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.