# NTSB LAX72AL011: Boeing 707, N47330, Compton, CA, August 4, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 4, 1971
- Place: Compton, CA · COMPTON, CA
- Location: 33.8940° N, 118.2275° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Compton, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8940&lon=-118.2275&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor, 96 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 30, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79512
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72AL011
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72AL011

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0014   71/8/4    COMPTON,CALIF       CESSNA 150J         CR-  0  1  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2023                    N61011              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 25, 377 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0 96                            212 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COMPTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COMPTON,CALIF               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-US AIR CARRIER
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   25                EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING
        REMARKS- CESSNA IP GAVE INITIAL FAMILIARIZATION FLT AT NITE IN HEAVILY CONGESTED AREA. CESSNA RADIO WAS OFF
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0014   71/8/4    COMPTON,CALIF       BOEING 707          CR-  0  0  9  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2023                    N47330              PX-  0  0 87                            45, 25000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  1  1                            9000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COMPTON
        OPERATOR - CONTINENTAL AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HILO,HAWAII                 LOS ANGELES,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-US AIR CARRIER
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - APPROACH CONTROL LANDING            RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - BY APPROACH CONTROL            CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   25                EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - YES
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING
        REMARKS- BOTH CREWS HAD MINIMUM OPPORTUNITY TO SEE AND AVOID DUE CESSNA HI WG CONFIG AND BACKGROUND LTG.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: N47330 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Compton

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N61011](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61011-1972-10-16), registration cancelled 1972-10-16, S/N 15070732 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Compton

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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