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| Date: | Friday 30 May 1986 |
| Time: | 14:54 LT |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31 |
| Owner/operator: | New York Airlines |
| Registration: | N1310T |
| MSN: | 47487/553 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 45035 hours |
| Engine model: | JT8D-9A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 67 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Calverton, NY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Boston Logan International Airport, MA (BOS) |
| New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK/KJFK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A DC-9-31, N1031T, WAS IN A DESCENT FOR LANDING AT JFK. THE CAPTAIN REPORTED HE HEARD A NOISE THAT HE THOUGHT WAS A FAILING CABIN DOOR PRESSURE SEAL AND ADVISED THE COPILOT. THE COPILOT INDICATED HE THOUGHT THE NOISE WAS THE SOUND OF A JET ENG. BETWEEN 1453 AND 1455, THE CREW OF N1031T OBSERVED A US NAVY GRUMMAN F-14A TOMCAT (162691), 'MANEUVER ABOVE AND AROUND' THEIR AIRCRAFT. N1031T WAS ON A HEADING OF 275 DEG AND THE F-14 WAS ON A HEADING OF 250 DEG. N1031T TURNED APPROX 15 DEG RIGHT AND THE F-14 BANKED RIGHT AND DISAPPEARED FROM VIEW. NO OTHER EVASIVE ACTION WAS TAKEN BY N1031T AND IT LANDED AT JFK AIRPORT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE F-14 LANDED AT CALVERTON AND REPORTED HE OBSERVED NO CONFLICTING TRAFFIC. NEW YORK ARTCC AND NEW YORK TRACON RECORDED DATA DISCLOSED BETWEEN 1454:00 AND 1454:35 MINIMUM HORIZONTAL SEPARATION OF .7
NAUTICAL MILES OCCURRED AT 13200 FEET AND MINIMUM VERTICAL SEPARATION OF 200 FEET OCCURRED AT 12900 FEET.
Findings
1. (C) VISUAL LOOKOUT - NOT MAINTAINED - PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB BFO86IA031
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Mar-2024 15:01 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 28-Mar-2024 15:06 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Mar-2024 15:08 | ASN | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 17-Oct-2024 17:21 | ASN | Updated [Cn, ] |
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