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| Date: | Sunday 15 September 1985 |
| Time: | 17:14 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 747-130 |
| Owner/operator: | Transamerica Airlines |
| Registration: | N780T |
| MSN: | 19746/12 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 48772 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W JT9D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 507 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Zürich-Kloten Airport (ZRH/LSZH) |
| New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK/KJFK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT WAS MAKING A VISUAL APP TO RWY 31R AT JAMAICA NY WAEN THE BOTTOM OF THE AFT 60 FT OF THE FUSELAGE MADE GROUND CONTACT. THE LEFT OUTFLOW VALVE WAS SCRAPED AND THE REAR DRAIN MAST WAS SEPARATED. PART OF THE APR ACCESS DOOR AND SEVERAL STRINGERS & FORMERS WERE DAMAGED. INTERNAL DAMAGE IS BEING EVALUATED. DAMAGE STARTED AT STATION 2080 & EXTENDED TO THE GEAR PAST STA 2742.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC85IA238
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 August 1995 | N603FF | Tower Air | 0 | New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK) | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 29-Mar-2024 14:12 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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