Eastern Airlines Flight 935

Eastern Airlines Flight 935

File:Lockheed L-1011-1 Tristar, Eastern Air Lines JP7713944.jpg The accident aircraft at San Francisco International Airport on June 3, 1973
Accident summary
Date	September 22, 1981
Summary	Uncontained engine failure leading to loss of hydraulic systems and control failures
Site	Emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York City, USA
Passengers	190
Crew	11
Injuries (non-fatal)	0
Fatalities	0
Survivors	201 (all)
Aircraft type	Lockheed L-1011-385-1 TriStar
Operator	Eastern Airlines
Registration	N309EA
Flight origin	Newark Liberty International Airport, Newark, New Jersey, USA
Destination	Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Eastern Airlines Flight 935 was a scheduled commercial passenger flight operated by Eastern Airlines. On September 22, 1981, Eastern Airlines Flight 935, a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar jet suffered an uncontained engine failure which led to a loss of 3 out of the 4 hydraulic systems aboard the aircraft at an altitude of MSL. The crew were able to land the aircraft safely to an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport with some limited use of the outboard spoilers, the inboard ailerons and the horizontal stabilizer, plus differential engine power of the remaining two engines. There were no injuries.

Aircraft

The plane was a Lockheed L-1011 Tristar, registration N309EA, C/n / msn: 1010, fitted with Rolls-Royce RB211-22B turbofan engines. It was en route from Newark Liberty International Airport in New York City to Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

See Also

• United Airlines Flight 232