34.0522° N, 118.2437° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Los Angeles, CA, within about 12 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 28, 1986 · 09:05 local
Place
Los Angeles, CA
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
NR491
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 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.
Blue ice struck ice. Unable to determine which aircraft ice fell from.
As the FAA filed it
BLUE ICE STRUCK ICE. UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHICH AIRCRAFT ICE FELL FROM.