# Incident 19861018067659I: Boeing 7372H4, Los Angeles, CA, October 18, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1986, 20:20 local time
- Place: Los Angeles, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWAA
- Location: 34.0522° N, 118.2437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Los Angeles, CA, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0522&lon=-118.2437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68SW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68SW-2006-03-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-2H4 (registry code 138448C, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-2h4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7372H4
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861018067659I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PASSENGER DROPPED HOT CIGARETTE ASH ON TISSUES ON THE FLOOR OF AIRCRAFT. SMOKE AND FUMES IN CABIN.

## Other reports on N68SW (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19850625042909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850625042909I), Jun 25, 1985: Boeing 7372H4 (N68SW), Midland, TX. Misunderstood climb to altitude resulting in less than standard separation.ATC did not detect pilots readback error
- [Incident 19840819049359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840819049359I), Aug 19, 1984: Boeing 737* (N68SW), San Diego, CA. Moderate turbulence encountered. Seat belt sign on. Noncompliance passenger hurt when she left seat.
- [Incident 19830120021189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830120021189I), Jan 20, 1983: Boeing 737200 (N68SW), Lubbock, TX. Taxing for takeoff aircraft slid off taxiway. Passengers deplaned by portable stairs. Taxiway not sanded.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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