LAX64A0016

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing 707 · Los Angeles, CA · September 10, 1963

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 10, 1963
Place
Los Angeles, CA · LOS ANGELES, CA
Injuries
81 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N705PABoeing 707
Status
Completed · report August 23, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
108405

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0039  63/9/10    LOS ANGELES,CALIF   BOEING 707          CR-  0  0 12  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1115                    N705PA              PX-  0  0 69                            45, 17312 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1531 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOS ANGELES INTL
        OPERATOR - PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- RT WG TIP STRUCK TAIL OF PARKED BOEING 377PG,N1024V,SUBSTL DAMAGE.

Aircraft

Registration
N705PA
Reported as
Boeing 707
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Los Angeles Intl

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.