# NTSB MIA78IA001: Lockheed 1011, N320EA, Orlando, FL, October 9, 1977

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 9, 1977
- Place: Orlando, FL · ORLANDO, FL
- Location: 28.5383° N, 81.3792° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orlando, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5383&lon=-81.3792&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 162 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 16, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144271
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78IA001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78IA001

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0022   77/10/9 NR.ORLANDO,FL         LOCKHEED 1011       CR-  0  0 10  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1205                    N320EA              PX-  0  0153                            54, 26000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            2000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICAGO,IL                  SAN JUAN,PR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
        REMARKS- FAILURE OF RT GALLEY LIFT OPERATING MECHANISM RESULTING IN MINOR INJURY TO PERSONNEL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N320EA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LOCKHEED 1011
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: 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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