- Date
- September 1, 1972
- Place
- Jamaica, NY · JAMAICA, NY
- Injuries
- 8 serious, 74 minor, 271 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N93101Boeing 747
- Status
- Completed · report November 17, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167765
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0013 72/9/1 JAMAICA,NY BOEING 747 CR- 0 0 18 SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2022 N93101 PX- 0 8327 54, 23073 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 1021 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JFK INTL OPERATOR - TRANS WORLD AIRLINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP LOS ANGELES,CALIF TEL AVIV,ISRAEL JAMAICA,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND TAXI: TO TAKEOFF MISCELLANEOUS STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S) PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN BRAKES,WHEEL ASSEMBLY,WHEEL WELL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CREW COORDINATION-POOR MISCELLANEOUS - PROP/JET/ROTOR BLAST REMARKS- 2 TIRES FLAT,CAUSED GR FIRE.EVAC ALARM PROC IMPROPER.DELAYED ENG SHUT DWN.DISTRACTED BY GRND CTL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N93101
- Reported as
- Boeing 747
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Jfk Intl
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