LAX64A0020

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing 707 · Los Angeles, CA · September 28, 1963

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 28, 1963
Place
Los Angeles, CA · LOS ANGELES, CA
Injuries
102 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N7741WBoeing 707
Status
Completed · report August 23, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
111010

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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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1-0063  63/9/28    LOS ANGELES,CALIF   BOEING 707          CR-  0  0  8  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 0813                    N7741W              PX-  0  0 94                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOS ANGELES INTL
        OPERATOR - TRANS WORLD AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND CREWMAN
        REMARKS- LEFT STAB STRUCK PAX JETWAY AT GATE. MECHANIC GAVE PLT CLEAR TO TAXI SIGNAL.

Aircraft

Registration
N7741W
Reported as
Boeing 707
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Los Angeles Intl