LAX66A0107

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing B-720B · Mojave, CA · June 29, 1966

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
June 29, 1966
Place
Mojave, CA · MOJAVE, CA
Injuries
1 minor, 5 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N7534ABoeing B-720B
Status
Completed · report June 26, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
171458

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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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1-0057  66/6/29    MOJAVE,CALIF        BOEING B-720B       CR-  0  0  6  TRAINING                  AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0810                    N7534A              PX-  0  0  0                            49, 15313 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            5040 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOJAVE-KERN CO
        OPERATOR - AMERICAN AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES
        REMARKS- PILOT SIMULATED 4 ENG FLAMEOUT APPROACH WITH 4 ENGINE IN IDLE THRUST POSITION.

Aircraft

Registration
N7534A
Reported as
Boeing B-720B
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mojave-Kern Co

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.