Accident · 1997-06-26

NTSB case NYC97LA129 · Lockheed L-1011-385-1 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1997-06-26
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: Lockheed L-1011-385-1 (N723DA)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

the failure of the primary and secondary elevator driveshafts, and the failure of maintenance personnel to detect the failure of the primary shaft during scheduled inspections.

Source: NTSB case NYC97LA129

Flight 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.

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