# NTSB LAX70IL042: Boeing 737, N4518W, Long Beach, CA, January 15, 1970

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 15, 1970
- Place: Long Beach, CA · LONG BEACH, CA
- Location: 33.7670° N, 118.1892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Long Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7670&lon=-118.1892&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 31 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 10, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79442
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70IL042
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70IL042

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0005  70/1/15    LONG BEACH,CALIF    BOEING 737          CR-  0  0  6  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0805                    N4518W              PX-  0  0 25                            UNK/NR, 6417 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            674 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LONG BEACH
        OPERATOR - WESTERN AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LONG BEACH,CALIF           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        REMARKS- MASTER CTN WRNG LGT ON BFR V1.FULL SPEED BRAKES  MAX WHEEL BRAKES NOT ACTVTD BFR REVERSE PWR USED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4518W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4518W-1995-11-22), registration cancelled 1995-11-22, S/N 19615 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737
- Registry model: [Boeing 737-247](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-247) (registry code 138448D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Long Beach

## Other investigations on N4518W (1)

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.

- [NTSB DEN78FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FA045), May 30, 1978: Boeing 737 (N4518W), Cheyenne, WY, minor damage

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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