LAX72IL006

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing 747 · Los Angeles, CA · July 21, 1971

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 21, 1971
Place
Los Angeles, CA · LOS ANGELES, CA
Injuries
178 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N9664Boeing 747
Status
Completed · report March 15, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
163664

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the incident.

On this page

NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0012  71/7/21    LOS ANGELES,CALIF   BOEING 747          CR-  0  0 13  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1048                    N9664               PX-  0  0165                            51, 18500 TOTAL HOURS, 50
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOS ANGELES INTL
        OPERATOR - AMERICAN AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOSTON,MASS                 LOS ANGELES,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        REMARKS- FLT CREW DIDNT FOLLOW SET PROCEDURES. LOST BRAKING WHILE PARKING AT GATE. HIT SATTELITE LOUNGE.

Aircraft

Registration
N9664
Reported as
Boeing 747
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Los Angeles Intl