# NTSB MIA75IM047: Lockheed 1011, N304EA, San Juan, PR, January 17, 1975

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 17, 1975
- Place: San Juan, PR · SAN JUAN, PR
- Location: 18.4663° N, 66.1057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Juan, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4663&lon=-66.1057&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 76 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 8, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148665
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75IM047
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75IM047

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0003  75/1/17    SAN JUAN,PR         LOCKHEED 1011       CR-  0  0 10  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1750                    N304EA              PX-  0  0 66                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN JUAN INTL
        OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW YORK,NY                 SAN JUAN,PR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             STATIC: PARKED-ENGINES NOT OPERATING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN
           SYSTEMS - AIR CONDITION,HEATING AND PRESSURIZATION: OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT
        REMARKS- FIRE IN C-3 CARGO COMPT.SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION OF TAPE BONDING INS BLANKET ARND SUMP DRAIN HEATER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N304EA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N304EA-2009-08-04), registration cancelled 2009-08-04, S/N 193A-1005, built 1972 (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)
- Registry engine: [Rolls-Royce SPEY MK 511SR](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-spey-mk-511sr) (registry code 54523, turbo-jet) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: San Juan Intl

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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