# NTSB NYC81FA033: Lockheed 1011, N334EA, Jamaica, NY, March 29, 1981

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 29, 1981
- 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: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 279 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 22, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126578
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81FA033
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA033

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0009  81/3/29    JAMAICA,NY          LOCKHEED 1011       CR-  0  0 12  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1136                    N334EA              PX-  0  0267                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JF KENNEDY INTL
        OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JAMAICA,NY                  MEXICO CITY,MEXICO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND                              TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- NR 1 TIRE FAILED WHEN NR 2 TIRE LOST INFLATION. TAXIED APRX 6MI TO & FM END OF RWY BFR TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N334EA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LOCKHEED 1011
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Jf Kennedy Intl

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19810329019759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810329019759I), Mar 29, 1981: Lkheed 1011*, Jamaica, NY, Substantial damage. Aborted takeoff due to tire failure.

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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