33.9425° N, 118.4080° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at LOS ANGELES INTL (LAX), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
January 30, 1995
Place
Los Angeles, CA
Airport
Los Angeles International
Phase of flight
Other Ground Ops
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
ASAA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N974AS
Reported as
Doug DC983
People aboard
112
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
13,031 total2,745 in this make and model137 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.
Narrative: while executing a crossbleed start during tow, tug driver applied brakes jack-knifing tug and breaking tow bar. Aircraft struck tug cab. Minor damage to aircraft and tug. No injuries. privacy data omitted This incident report is closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: WHILE EXECUTING A CROSSBLEED START DURING TOW, TUG DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES JACK-KNIFING TUG AND BREAKING TOW BAR. AIRCRAFT STRUCK TUG CAB. MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT AND TUG. NO INJURIES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS INCIDENT REPORT IS CLOSED.