LAX69I0055

NTSB incident investigation · Douglas DC-8 · Los Angeles, CA · March 22, 1969

Incident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
March 22, 1969
Place
Los Angeles, CA · LOS ANGELES, CA
Injuries
1 serious, 2 minor, 70 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N7181CDouglas DC-8
Status
Completed · report January 22, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185837

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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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4-0028  69/3/22    LOS ANGELES,CALIF   DOUGLAS DC-8        CR-  0  0  7  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 2155                    N7181C              PX-  0  1 65                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOS ANGELES INTL
        OPERATOR - NATIONAL AIRLINES,INC
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          LOS ANGELES,CALIF           MIAMI,FLA                    MELBOURNE,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            STATIC: PARKED-ENGINES NOT OPERATING
        REMARKS- LOADING STAIRS PARTIALLY COLLAPSED. 1 PX FELL TO THE GRND,2 PX INJURED ON STAIRS.

Aircraft

Registration
N7181C
Reported as
Douglas DC-8
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
No damage
Airport
Los Angeles Intl