# NTSB MIA81IA103: Lockheed L-1011, N726DA, Ft.Lauderdale, FL, August 10, 1981

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 10, 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: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 136 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 7, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123601
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81IA103
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81IA103

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0020  81/8/10  NR.FT.LAUDERDALE,FL   LOCKHEED L-1011     CR-  0  0 12  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1435                    N726DA              PX-  0  0124                            54, 25880 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            468 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - DELTA AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         FT.LAUDERDALE,FL             NEWARK,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - COMPRESSOR ASSEMBLY: BEARING,ROTOR SHAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERHEATED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- LP LOCATION BEARING,PN LK57683,FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N726DA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N726DA-1986-01-23), registration cancelled 1986-01-23, S/N 193C-1163 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LOCKHEED L-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

## 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 19810810080989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810810080989I), Aug 10, 1981: Lkheed 10113851, Ft Lauderdale, FL, Minor damage. NR3 engine failed, returned. Low pressure thrust bearing. PNLK57683 failure. Shrapnel damage to right wing.

## Other investigations on N726DA (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 DCA85AA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA85AA031), Aug 2, 1985: Lockheed L-1011-385-1 (N726DA), Dallas/Ft Worth, TX, destroyed, 135 fatal

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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