- Date
- January 18, 1984, 17:01 local (22:01 UTC)
- Place
- Jamaica, NY
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 3 minor, 3 uninjured; on the ground: 1 serious, 3 minor
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- DABYOBoeing 747-230
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 35440
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
At the time of the incident, rwy 31L was the only active rwy. Aprx 9 snow removal vehicles were being used to remove snow from rwy 4L/22R. The vehicle drivers were instructed to hold short of rwy 31L, then Boeing 747, d-abyo, was cleared for takeoff. The plt began his takeoff, but noted that a car was approaching the rwy. He initiated an aborted takeoff. The driver of the car thought rwy 31L was closed. Before entering the rwy, he saw the acft & applied brakes, but the car slid onto the rwy. The acft & car did not collide, but jet exhaust from the acft overturned the car & injured the occupants.
Aircraft
- Registration
- DABYO
- Reported as
- Boeing 747-230
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21592
- Engine
- GE CF6-50E2, 52,500 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Part 129
- Operator
- Lufthansa Airlines
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Destination
- EDDF · Frankfurt,Germ., OF
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- JFK · John F. Kennedy Int'L, runway 31L, 14,572 × 150 ft, snow
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 13,977 total · 1,034 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 60° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 300 ft
- Temperature
- 30 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- JFK