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Accidents · NTSB DCA98WA067 · Preliminary: the investigation is not finished

Lockheed L-1011 accident near Kos, Gr, July 19, 1998

On July 19, 1998 at about 5:00 am local time, a Lockheed L-1011, registered GBBAF, was substantially damaged in an accident near Kos. It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under foreign airline rules (Part 129). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was conditions the NTSB did not record.

The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged

The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.

Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.

What the record shows

Date
July 19, 1998 · about 5:00 am local time
Place
Kos, Greece
Type
Accident
Injuries
No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
Weather
conditions the NTSB did not record
Aircraft
Lockheed L-1011
Registration
GBBAF · no longer on the register
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Flight of an unrecorded kind · foreign airline rules (Part 129)

The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English

The aircraft

  • Last inspection: inspection type not recorded
  • Landing gear: fixed
  • Not recorded

The flight

  • Departed from: GTW London OF
  • Flight plan: IFR
  • Runway 0

Weather at the time

  • Light: not reported
  • Sky: not recorded; not recorded
  • Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)

Injuries

FatalSeriousMinorNone
Crew1

Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report

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