MKC76AK058

NTSB accident investigation · Lockheed L-1011 · Salina, KS · June 1, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 1, 1976
Place
Salina, KS · SALINA, KS
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N31013Lockheed L-1011
Status
Completed · report November 5, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
154144

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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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1-0009   76/6/1    SALINA,KS           LOCKHEED L-1011     CR-  0  0  4  TRAINING                  ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1355                    N31013              PX-  0  0  0                            48, 11124 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            226 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - TRANS WORLD AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KANSAS CITY,MO              SALINA,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: OTHER
          SYSTEMS-WET WIRE FAULT RESULTED IN ARCING
        REMARKS- COMBUSTION SOURCE HYDRAULIC FLUID IN MIST FORM.

Aircraft

Registration
N31013
Reported as
Lockheed L-1011
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Other investigations on N31013 · 4

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.