 N1032F, the aircraft involved, in June 1974 | |
| Occurrence | |
|---|---|
| Date | November 12, 1975 |
| Summary | Destroyed by fire following uncontained engine failure during takeoff roll |
| Site | John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, United States 40°38′N 73°46′W / 40.633°N 73.767°W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30CF |
| Aircraft name | HolidayLiner Freedom |
| Operator | Overseas National Airways |
| IATA flight No. | OV032 |
| ICAO flight No. | ONA032 |
| Call sign | LIBERTY 032 |
| Registration | N1032F |
| Flight origin | John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, United States |
| Stopover | Frankfurt International Airport, Frankfurt, West Germany (now Germany) |
| Destination | King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| Occupants | 139 |
| Passengers | 129 |
| Crew | 10 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 32 (2 serious) |
| Survivors | 139 |
Overseas National Airways (ONA) Flight 032 was a non-scheduled positioning flight operated by Overseas National Airways with a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30CF.[1][2] On November 12, 1975, the flight crew initiated a rejected takeoff after accelerating through a large flock of gulls at John F. Kennedy International Airport, resulting in a runway excursion. Of the 139 aircraft occupants, all survived, while the aircraft was destroyed by an intense post-crash fire.[3] The National Transportation Safety Board concluded that the probable cause of the accident was bird ingestion into the right-hand engine, causing an uncontained engine failure that ruptured several landing gear tires and disabled the engine's hydraulic system, in turn partially disabling the spoilers and the landing gear brakes. Contributing to the accident was the resultant failure of the affected engine's thrust reverser and the wet runway.[1] The accident aircraft is claimed to be the largest commercial airliner ever destroyed due to a bird strike.[4]
- ^ a b "Aircraft Accident Report - Overseas National Airways, Inc., Douglas DC-10-30, N1032F, John F. Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica, New York, November 12, 1975" (PDF). National Transportation Safety Board. December 16, 1976. NTSB-AAR-76-19. Retrieved November 30, 2021. - Copy at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
- ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30CF N1032F New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK)". aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
- ^ "Lessons Learned". lessonslearned.faa.gov. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
- ^ Brotak, Ed (2018-03-23). "When Birds Strike". HistoryNet. Retrieved 2021-12-07.