34.0522° N, 118.2437° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Los Angeles, CA, within about 12 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 6, 1978 · 13:15 local
Place
Los Angeles, CA
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Other Ground Ops
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
WRL
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N804WA
Reported as
Doug DC8/
People aboard
235
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,700 total65 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.
Aircraft went off taxiway while being towed by ground vehicle.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT WENT OFF TAXIWAY WHILE BEING TOWED BY GROUND VEHICLE.