- Date
- August 25, 1975
- Place
- Jamaica, NY · JAMAICA, NY
- Injuries
- 3 serious, 18 minor, 210 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N109AADouglas DC-10
- Status
- Completed · report January 21, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 150359
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0032 75/8/25 JAMAICA,NY DOUGLAS DC-10 CR- 0 0 13 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1205 N109AA PX- 0 3215 55, 23000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 2400 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JFK INTL OPERATOR - AMERICAN AIRLINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JAMAICA,NY SAN FRANCISCO,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND TAKEOFF: RUN FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE TOO LOW MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- TIRES CKD SFO,SVL LNDGS MADE SUBSEQUENTLY.NR 1 TIRE FAILED,NOT DETECTED,CREW DLAD ABORT,OTR FAILED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N109AA
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-10
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Jfk Intl
N109AARegistration cancelled Oct 13, 1995 · Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10
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 N109AA · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB BFO90FA017Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportBaltimore, MDInjuries associated with the evacuation of the aircraft.NTSB FTW86IA078Incident · Minor injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportDallas/Ftw Apt, TXThe crew stated that during an attempted start the no. 1 eng failed to gain ignition during the prescribed 25 sec limit and that they aborted the start. Shortly thereafter, grnd pers reported that the eng had developed a tail pipe fire. Following emerg…NTSB DEN81FA065Accident · 1 fatalClosedSalt Lake City, UT