34.0522° N, 118.2437° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Los Angeles, CA, within about 12 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 29, 1985 · 11:10 local
Place
Los Angeles, CA
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
FTLA
Aircraft
N867FT
Reported as
Doug DC861F
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT3D3B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 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.
Yawed left then right on takeoff. NR1 and 3 reverser lights on. One went into reverse, other had faulty wire.
As the FAA filed it
YAWED LEFT THEN RIGHT ON TAKEOFF. NR1 AND 3 REVERSER LIGHTS ON. ONE WENT INTO REVERSE, OTHER HAD FAULTY WIRE.