NYC74IN089

NTSB incident investigation · Lockheed 1011 · East Boston, MA · April 19, 1974

IncidentClosed
Date
April 19, 1974
Place
East Boston, MA · EAST BOSTON, MA
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N31007Lockheed 1011
Status
Completed · report June 25, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
170213

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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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4-0010  74/4/19    EAST BOSTON,MASS    LOCKHEED 1011       CR-  0  0  0  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TIME - 2254                    N31007              PX-  0  0  0
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOGAN INTL
        OPERATOR - TRANS WORLD AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOS ANGELES,CALIF           EAST BOSTON,MASS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             STATIC: PARKED-ENGINES NOT OPERATING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- EXTENSIVE FIRE & HEAT DAMAGE FRM FS267 AFT TO FS1792.ACFT UNOCCUPIED.

Aircraft

Registration
N31007
Reported as
Lockheed 1011
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Logan Intl

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.