# NTSB MIA75IM005: Lockheed 1011, N324EA, Mexico City, Mexico, July 8, 1974

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 8, 1974
- Place: Mexico City, Mexico · MEXICO CITY, Mexico
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 73 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 24, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132603
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75IM005
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75IM005

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0016   74/7/8  NR.MEXICO CITY,MEX    LOCKHEED 1011       CR-  0  0 13  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1900                    N324EA              PX-  0  0 60                            54, 23695 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            630 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ACAPULCO,MEX               MEXICO CITY,MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HAIL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT                                  IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: WINDSHIELDS,WINDOWS,CANOPIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
           WEATHER - HAIL
           MISCELLANEOUS - STATIC DISCHARGE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    11000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      HAIL, RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- OUTER LAYER OF PLT AND CP WINDSHIELD SHATTERED DUE TO HAIL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N324EA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N324EA-1988-08-16), registration cancelled 1988-08-16, S/N 193A1050 (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: Minor damage

## Other investigations on N324EA (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 NYC79IA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79IA019), Jan 12, 1979: Lockheed L-1011 (N324EA), Newark, NJ, incident, minor 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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