LAX68I0112

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing 727 · Los Angeles, CA · June 23, 1968

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 23, 1968
Place
Los Angeles, CA · LOS ANGELES, CA
Injuries
84 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N972PSBoeing 727
Status
Completed · report October 28, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
109689

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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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5-0012  68/6/23    LOS ANGELES,CALIF   BOEING 727          CR-  0  0  6  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1252                    N972PS              PX-  0  0 78  SCHED PASSG SRV           45, 17500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            1541 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOS ANGELES INTL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        REMARKS- LFT GR TORQUE TUBE ASSY FAILED,GR DOOR JAMMED GR.HIGH SPEED RUN FREED GR,LANDED AT SAN DIEGO.

Aircraft

Registration
N972PS
Reported as
Boeing 727
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Los Angeles Intl