# Incident 19971119040619I: Doug DC1010, Ontario, CA, November 19, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 1997, 22:10 local time
- Place: Ontario, CA
- Airport: Ontario International Airport
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: HALA
- Location: 34.0560° N, 117.6012° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ONTARIO INTL (ONT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0560&lon=-117.6012&mi=10
- Aircraft: N171AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N171AA-2002-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10 (registry code 3022110, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-10-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF6-6 series (registry code 30020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-6-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC1010
- People aboard: 129
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 24,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971119040619I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON FINAL DESCENT INTO LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, LOS ANGELES, CA WHEN THE FLIGHT CREW TURNED ON THE NAVIGATION LIGHTS. THE AC BUS TIE #1 ISO LIGHT CAME ON WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF ALL ASSOCIATED INSTRUMENTATION. DURING THE FINAL APPROACH THE LOS ANGELES TOWER ASKED THE AIRCRAFT TO MAKE A GO-AROUND DUE TO TRAFFIC ON THE RUNWAY. AT THIS TIME, THE FLIGHT CREW REQUESTED A DIVERSION TO ONTARIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER AT LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, THEIR AMOUNT OF FUEL REMAINING, AND THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRCRAFT. THE FLIGHT CREW THEN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND ASKED FOR DIRECT HEADING TO ONTARIO AIRPORT, ONTARIO, CA. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT ONTARIO AIRPORT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE AFTER LANDING INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE ELECTRICAL FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY CIRCUIT BREAKER. IT WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ON 11-20-97. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

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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