# NTSB NYC73AN040: Boeing 747, N93101, Jamaica, NY, September 1, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 1, 1972
- Place: Jamaica, NY · JAMAICA, NY
- Location: 40.6915° N, 73.8057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jamaica, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6915&lon=-73.8057&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 8 serious, 74 minor, 271 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 17, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167765
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73AN040
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN040

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93101-1975-03-03), registration cancelled 1975-03-03, S/N 19667 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747
- Registry model: [Boeing 747-131](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-131) (registry code 1384881) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Jfk Intl

## Other investigations on N93101 (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 MKC71IK021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71IK021), Oct 19, 1970: Boeing 747 (N93101), Kansas City, MO, incident, minor damage

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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