# NTSB LAX71IL019: Boeing 747, N93103, Los Angeles, CA, October 8, 1970

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 8, 1970
- 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: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 30, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158867
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71IL019
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71IL019

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0037   70/10/8 NR.LOS ANGELES,CALIF  BOEING 747          CR-  0  0  3  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 1015                    N93103              PX-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - TRANS WORLD AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW YORK,NY                LOS ANGELES,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: TANKS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- TOTAL CREW AND PAX NOT REPORTED. NR 4 ENG QUIT DUE LOOSE FITTING IN NR 4 TANK FUEL LINE. LND OK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N93103](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93103-1975-12-01), registration cancelled 1975-12-01, S/N 19669 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747
- Registry model: [Boeing 747-131](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-131) (registry code 1384881) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: No damage

## Other investigations on N93103 (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 NYC72IN165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72IN165), Jun 26, 1972: Boeing 747 (N93103), Madrid, SP, incident, 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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