34.0522° N, 118.2437° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Los Angeles, CA, within about 12 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 20, 1985 · 13:09 local
Place
Los Angeles, CA
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
ACLA
Aircraft
N725AL
Reported as
Boeing 737297
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D9A
People aboard
98
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,150 total1,120 in this make and model196 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.
Bomb reported aboard aircraft during approach. Taxied to remote area. Evacuated passengers slides. No bomb found.
As the FAA filed it
BOMB REPORTED ABOARD AIRCRAFT DURING APPROACH. TAXIED TO REMOTE AREA. EVACUATED PASSENGERS SLIDES. NO BOMB FOUND.