Lockheed L-1011 N724DA
24 June 1979 · Atlanta, Georgia, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 24 June 1979 at about 00:50 local time, a Lockheed L-1011 registered N724DA, operated by Delta Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during static near Atlanta, Georgia, United States. 99 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 11 had minor injuries. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Atlanta Municipal
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lockheed L-1011
- Registration
- N724DA
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Delta Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Static
- Route
- S → New York, Ny
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0014
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 87 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
HOT START.EVAC NOT ORDERED BY FLT CREW.PAX USED SLIDE BFR FULLY DEPLOYED, FELL TO RAMP.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Lockheed L-1011 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jan 1979 | Lockheed L-1011 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 1979 | Lockheed L-1011 | Hutchinson, Kansas, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1979 | Lockheed L-1011 | Mineral Wells, Texas, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 Aug 1978 | Lockheed L-1011 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 1978 | Lockheed L-1011 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | - |
| 8 Jun 1980 | Lockheed L-1011 | Los Angeles, California, United States | Air Canada | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |