Accident · 1995-04-02
What the record says
- Event date
- 1995-04-02
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Serious injury
- Aircraft
- McDonnell Douglas MD-11 (N1768D)
- Operating rule
- Part 121
- Operator
- operator not named in the NTSB record
Probable cause
excessive flames/tailpipe fire from the number 2 engine for an unknown reason, which required an emergency evacuation.
Source: NTSB case NYC95LA083Flight crew
Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.