- Date
- October 16, 1969
- Place
- Los Angeles, CA · LOS ANGELES, CA
- Injuries
- 96 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N813EDouglas DC-8
- Status
- Completed · report January 26, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79732
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0029 69/10/16 NR.LOS ANGELES,CALIF DOUGLAS DC-8 CR- 0 0 7 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0720 N813E PX- 0 0 89 UNK/NR, 23758 TOTAL DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 4070 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT OPERATOR - DELTA AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LOS ANGELES,CALIF DALLAS,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE REMARKS- CONDENSER COOLING FAN DISC FAILED,CAUSED PRESSURIZATION DIFFICULTY. LANDED OK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N813E
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-8
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Minor damage
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