# Accident 19870622055261A: Boeing 747SP21, Los Angeles, CA, June 22, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1987, 20:39 local time
- Place: Los Angeles, CA
- Airport: Los Angeles International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 33.9425° N, 118.4080° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LOS ANGELES INTL (LAX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9425&lon=-118.4080&mi=10
- Aircraft: N141UA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N141UA-1996-01-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 747SP-21 (registry code 1384802, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747sp-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747SP21
- Reported engine: PWA JT9D7
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA243) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870622055261A

## Narrative

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

MECHANIC TAXIING 747 WITHOUT BRAKE HYDRAULIC POWER STRUCK A HOLDING 737 N184AW. HAD FAILED TO USE BACKUP SYSTEM.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N184AW, Boeing 737277: [Accident 19870622055262A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870622055262A)

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX87LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA243), Jun 23, 1987: Boeing 747SP (N141UA), Los Angeles, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE QUALIFIED MECHANIC TO INSURE THE OPERATION OF THE AIRCRAFT BRAKES PRIOR TO TAXIING AND HIS FAILURE TO UTILIZE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEM TO PREVENT THE COLLISION. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS…

## Other reports on N141UA (1)

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

- [Incident 19911004049219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911004049219I), Oct 4, 1991: Boeing 747SP21 (N141UA), Honolulu, HI. Passenger had seizure en route. Given first aid while diverting to airport. Hospitalized but expired.

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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