- Date
- April 6, 1973
- Place
- Los Angeles, CA · LOS ANGELES, CA
- Injuries
- 80 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- FBHSYBoeing 707N5301YPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report May 31, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 170604
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0851 73/4/6 LOS ANGELES,CALIF PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 1191 TIME - 2216 N5301Y PX- 0 0 2 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 76 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LOS ANGELES INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LOS ANGELES,CALIF APPLE VALLEY,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED RAMP/TAXIWAY REMARKS- PA-23 TAXIED ONTO RWY IN PATH OF B-707 IN TKOF.DIDNT CLARIFY TAXI INSTRUCT.TAXIWAY LTG INADEQUATE.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0851 73/4/6 LOS ANGELES,CALIF BOEING 707 CR- 0 0 13 SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE TIME - 2216 FBHSY PX- 0 0 63 50, 15634 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 4 UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LOS ANGELES INTL OPERATOR - AIR FRANCE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LOS ANGELES,CALIF PARIS,FRANCE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT REMARKS- ALL GRND MOVEMENTS WERE BEING HANDLED BY 1 GRND CONTROLLER.RADAR EQUIP AVAIL IN TWR,NOT IN USE.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- FBHSY
- Reported as
- Boeing 707
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Los Angeles Intl
- Registration
- N5301Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Los Angeles Intl
N5301YRegistration cancelled Jul 7, 2017 · Piper PA-23-250Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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