34.0522° N, 118.2437° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Los Angeles, CA, within about 12 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 12, 1978 · 17:49 local
Place
Los Angeles, CA
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N122JC
Reported as
Israel 1121
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total235 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot had difficulty getting the nose gear down and locked. An o ring had failed. All fluid lost.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT HAD DIFFICULTY GETTING THE NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. AN O RING HAD FAILED. ALL FLUID LOST.