# NTSB LAX71IL026: Boeing B727, N973A, Los Angeles, CA, November 8, 1970

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 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: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 46 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 11, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158800
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71IL026
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71IL026

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0057   70/11/8 NR.LOS ANGELES,CALIF  BOEING B727         CR-  0  0  7  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 1140                    N973A               PX-  0  0 39                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - AMERICAN AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST LOUIS,MO                 LOS ANGELES
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- R LDG GR RETRACT ACTUATOR BEAM P/N 65-17658-11 FAILED AT SUPPORT LINK ATCH POINT,BEAM ROTATED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N973A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING B727
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Los Angeles Intl

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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