# Accident 19871125083289A: Boeing 7373B7, Los Angeles, CA, November 25, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1987, 12:42 local time
- Place: Los Angeles, CA
- Airport: Los Angeles International
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 33.9497° N, 118.4000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9497&lon=-118.4000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N383AU (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7373B7
- Reported engine: CFMINT CFM563B2
- People aboard: 142
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,700 total, 1,400 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871125083289A

## Narrative

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

BOMB THREAT.RETURNED.TWO PASSENGERS INJURED ON EMERGENCY EVACUATION. PERSONS ASSIGNED TO ASSIST EVACUATION PANICKED

## 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 LAX88FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA057), Nov 25, 1987: Boeing 737-387 (N383AU), Los Angeles, CA, no damage

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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