MIA821A011

NTSB incident investigation · Lockheed L-1011 · San Juan, PR · November 5, 1981

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 5, 1981
Place
San Juan, PR · SAN JUAN, PR
Injuries
196 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N371EALockheed L-1011
Status
Completed · report February 10, 1982
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
122700

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0025   81/11/5   SAN JUAN,PR         LOCKHEED L-1011     CR-  0  0  9  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1909                    N371EA              PX-  0  0187                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ISLA VERDE
        OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTO DOMINGO,DR            SAN JUAN,PR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND SIGNALMAN
        REMARKS- SIGNALMAD STATED HE WAS BLINDED BY TAXI LITE,UN SEE WINGWALKER SIGNALS.MINOR DMG TO DC-8,YV-125C.

Aircraft

Registration
N371EA
Reported as
Lockheed L-1011
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Isla Verde