# NTSB LAX69I0055: Douglas DC-8, N7181C, Los Angeles, CA, March 22, 1969

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 22, 1969
- Place: Los Angeles, CA · LOS ANGELES, CA
- Location: 34.0522° N, 118.2437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Los Angeles, CA, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0522&lon=-118.2437&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 minor, 70 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 22, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185837
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX69I0055
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69I0055

## NTSB brief

```
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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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-8
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Los Angeles Intl

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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