# NTSB DCA20CA077: Boeing 747 412, N703CK, Los Angeles, CA, February 3, 2020 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report - Date: February 3, 2020, 03:00 local (11:00 UTC) - Place: Los Angeles, CA - Coordinates: 33.941665, -118.408607 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9417&lon=-118.4086&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 7 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Major Investigations Division - NTSB case key (mKey): 100934 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA20CA077 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/100934/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=100934 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA20CA077 ## Probable cause An unavoidable collision with a garbage dumpster that had blown into the path of the airplane during the takeoff roll. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Object/animal/substance: ground equipment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022050): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Not specified; cases with it: [Boeing 747-412, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022050/cases.md?model=13848BS), [All aircraft, 52 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022050/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200) (defining event); cases with it: [Boeing 747-412, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md?model=13848BS), [All aircraft, 618 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md) ## Analysis On February 3, 2020, about 0306 Pacific standard time, Kalitta Air flight 368, a Boeing 747-400, N703CK, collided with a garbage bin during the takeoff roll on runway 25R at Los Angeles International Airport (KLAX), Los Angeles, California. There were no injuries to the seven passengers and flight crew onboard and the airplane was substantially damaged. The domestic cargo flight was operating under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121 supplemental from KLAX to Honolulu International Airport (PHNL), Honolulu, Hawaii. The captain stated that he was the pilot flying and, during the takeoff roll on runway 25R, between 80 and 110 knots (V1 was 131 knots), he noticed a large object "moving right to left at a good speed". A fraction of a second later it passed under the nose and impacted the airplane. He said that the impact was loud, and the airplane "settled", followed by severe vibration in the airplane. He immediately rejected the takeoff and stopped on the runway. At the time of the takeoff, winds were reported to be 15 knots, gusting to 28 knots, from 340 degrees. Authorities at the Los Angeles World Airports determined that the object blown onto the runway was a garbage dumpster. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N703CK](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N703CK), registered now, S/N 24226, built 1990 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BOEING 747 412 (No Series) - Registry model: [Boeing 747-412](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-412) (registry code 13848BS) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney PW4056](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw4056) (registry code 51665, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 24226 - Airframe hours: 99338.8 - Engines: Pratt & Whitney PW4056 turbo fan; Pratt & Whitney PW4056 turbo fan; Pratt & Whitney PW4056 turbo fan; Pratt & Whitney PW4056 turbo fan - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Part 121 - Operator: Kalitta Air - Registered owner: Kalitta Air Llc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport - Last inspection: Continuous airworthiness, November 18, 2019 - Departed: LAX, Los Angeles, CA - Destination: HNL, Honolulu, HI - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: LAX, Los Angeles International, runway 25R, 10,951 × 150 ft, concrete ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 63; injuries: none; airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review September 25, 2019; seat: left; restraint: 5-point; flight hours: 20,404 total, 5,200 in this make and model, 15,000 as pilot in command, 60 in the last 90 days, 34 in the last 30 days, 6 in the last 24 hours - Co-pilot; age 37; injuries: none; airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, with waivers/limitations; last flight review May 28, 2019; seat: right; restraint: 5-point; flight hours: 9,180 total, 7,284 as pilot in command, 144 in the last 90 days, 45 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night - Wind: 340° at 15 knots, gusting 28 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 4,500 ft broken - Temperature: 54 °F, dew point 19 °F - Altimeter: 29.85 inHg - Observed at: LAX ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20200203002879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200203002879A), Feb 3, 2020: Boeing 747-412, Los Angeles, CA, Substantial damage. On Monday, February 3, 2020 approximately at 03:08 PST kalitta air, flight CKS368, aircraft N703CK during takeoff on rwy 25R at approximately 100KTS struck… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on January 6, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=100934. 7.5 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 14 pages, 7.5 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=9318730&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120%20for%20DCA20CA077_Redacted-Rel.pdf 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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