# NTSB LAX73AL049: Boeing 707, Los Angeles, CA, April 6, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 6, 1973
- 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: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 80 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 31, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170604
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX73AL049
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73AL049

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 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 1

- Registration: FBHSY (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Los Angeles Intl

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N5301Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5301Y-2017-07-07), registration cancelled 2017-07-07, S/N 27-2373, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial 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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