ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 380199
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| Date: | Wednesday 18 January 1984 |
| Time: | 18:01 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 747-230 |
| Owner/operator: | Lufthansa Airlines |
| Registration: | D-ABYO |
| MSN: | 21592/347 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Engine model: | GE CF6-50E2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Jamaica, NY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Frankfurt, GERM. | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, RWY 31L WAS THE ONLY ACTIVE RWY. APRX 9 SNOW REMOVAL VEHICLES WERE BEING USED TO REMOVE SNOW FROM RWY 4L/22R. THE VEHICLE DRIVERS WERE INSTRUCTED TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 31L, THEN BOEING 747, D-ABYO, WAS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF. THE PLT BEGAN HIS TAKEOFF, BUT NOTED THAT A CAR WAS APPROACHING THE RWY. HE INITIATED AN ABORTED TAKEOFF. THE DRIVER OF THE CAR THOUGHT RWY 31L WAS CLOSED. BEFORE ENTERING THE RWY, HE SAW THE ACFT & APPLIED BRAKES, BUT THE CAR SLID ONTO THE RWY. THE ACFT & CAR DID NOT COLLIDE, BUT JET EXHAUST FROM THE ACFT OVERTURNED THE CAR & INJURED THE OCCUPANTS.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC84IA071
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Apr-2024 13:56 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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