# NTSB MIA81IA065: Lockheed L-1011, N705DA, Ft Lauderdale, FL, April 17, 1981

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 17, 1981
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL · FT LAUDERDALE, FL
- Location: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1223&lon=-80.1434&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 294 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 3, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125460
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81IA065
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81IA065

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0005  81/4/17    FT LAUDERDALE,FL    LOCKHEED L-1011     CR-  0  0 12  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1130                    N705DA              PX-  0  0282                            58, 16300 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            220 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FORT LAUDERDALE
        OPERATOR - DELTA AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATLANTA,GA                  FT LAUDERDALE,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: FLAP ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- NUMBER 3 FLAP VANE LINK,PN 1562426-105,FAILED & FLAP VANE SEPD,407HRS AFTER INSTLN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N705DA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LOCKHEED L-1011
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Fort Lauderdale

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19810417090229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810417090229I), Apr 17, 1981: Lkheed 10113851, Ft Lauderdale, FL, Minor damage. During approach number three flap vane departed the aircraft.

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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