# Accident 19971129039089A: Emb EMB120, Los Angeles, CA, November 29, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 1997, 18:50 local time
- Place: Los Angeles, CA
- Airport: Los Angeles International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SWIA
- 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: N291SW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N291SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-120ER (registry code 3260203, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-120er) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW118 (registry code 52116, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw118) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMB EMB120
- Reported engine: PWA PW118A
- People aboard: 17
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,428 total, 201 in this make and model, 116 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971129039089A

## Narrative

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

PIC RECEIVED EYE DAMAGE FROM LASER BEAM FROM THE GROUND DURING LANDING APPROACH. SIC LANDED. SOURCE UNKNOWN.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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