# NTSB LAX71AL040: Boeing 727, N88709, Burbank, CA, December 16, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 16, 1970
- Place: Burbank, CA · BURBANK, CA
- Location: 34.1901° N, 118.3264° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burbank, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1901&lon=-118.3264&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 91 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 3, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158775
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71AL040
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71AL040

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0047  70/12/16   BURBANK,CALIF       BOEING 727          CR-  0  0  8  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2012                    N88709              PX-  0  0 83                            38, 6700 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2400 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BURBANK
        OPERATOR - CONTINENTAL AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SEATTLE,WASH                ONTARIO,CALIF                BURBANK,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: OTHER
        REMARKS- LEFT MLG TRUNNION BEAM FAILED AT BEARING HOLE,STRESS CORROSION CRACKING.AREA NOT PROTECTED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N88709](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88709-2013-06-14), registration cancelled 2013-06-14, S/N 19800, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- Registry model: [Boeing 727-224](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-224) (registry code 1384076) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (registry code 52044, turbo-jet) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Burbank

## Other investigations on N88709 (2)

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 LAX89IA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89IA315), Aug 10, 1989: Boeing 727-224 (N88709), Los Angeles, CA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: A FATIGUE CRACK IN THE RIGHT GEAR WHEEL WELL.
- [NTSB DEN84IA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84IA116), Mar 22, 1984: Boeing 727-224 (N88709), Denver, CO, incident, no 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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