# Accident 19890403005989A: Boeing 767201, Los Angeles, CA, April 3, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1989, 01:21 local time
- Place: Los Angeles, CA
- Airport: Los Angeles International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PAIA
- Location: 34.0595° N, 118.2393° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0595&lon=-118.2393&mi=10
- Aircraft: N645US (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 767201
- People aboard: 215
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,000 total, 100 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890403005989A

## Narrative

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

UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO AIRCRAFT. RETURNED. NO COMMUNICATION BETWEEN SECURITY AND PILOT. EVACUATED BY DOOR SLIDES.

## 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 LAX89LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA144), Apr 3, 1989: Boeing 767-201 (N645US), Los Angeles, CA, no damage. Probable cause: THE FIRST OFFICER DID NOT PROPERLY EVACUATE THE AIRPLANE.

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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