# NTSB NYC75AN102: Lockheed 1011, N315EA, Philadelphia, PA, April 26, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 26, 1975
- Place: Philadelphia, PA · PHILADELPHIA, PA
- Location: 39.9523° N, 75.1638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Philadelphia, PA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9523&lon=-75.1638&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 252 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 26, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148629
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75AN102
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN102

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0010  75/4/26  NR.PHILADELPHIA,PA    LOCKHEED 1011       CR-  0  1 11  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1800                    N315EA              PX-  0  0241                            56, 26424 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            700 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SAN JUAN,PR                 JAMAICA,NY                   PHILADELPHIA,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED
        REMARKS- FAIRCHILD FOOD CART RLSD,ROLLED AFT,HIT FLT ATNDT FACING L LIFT.NOT DTMND HOW FOOD CART RLSD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N315EA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N315EA-1981-05-15), registration cancelled 1981-05-15, S/N 193M-1023 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LOCKHEED 1011
- Registry model: [Lockheed L-1011-385-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-l-1011-385-1) (registry code 5265010) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: No damage

## Other investigations on N315EA (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 FTW73AF051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73AF051-201513), Feb 9, 1973: Lockheed 1011 (N315EA), San Juan, PR, 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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