# NTSB LAX71IL017: Boeing 747, Ventura, CA, October 2, 1970

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 2, 1970
- Place: Ventura, CA · VENTURA, CA
- Location: 34.2678° N, 119.2542° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2678&lon=-119.2542&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 177 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 19, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158766
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71IL017
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71IL017

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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C-0004   70/10/2 NR.VENTURA,CALIF      BOEING 747          CR-  0  0 21  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1111                    JA8103              PX-  0  0156                            UNK/NR, 10754 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 208 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        OPERATOR - JAPAN AIRLINES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOS ANGELES,CALIF           HONOLULU,HAWAII
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        REMARKS- BOEING SV BUL 71-2018 NOT COMPLIED WITH.COMBUSTION CHAMBER DRAIN FITTING MISALIGNED WITH COWL PORT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: JA8103 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: 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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