LAX77FA061

NTSB accident investigation · Douglas DC-10 · Los Angeles, CA · July 6, 1977

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
July 6, 1977
Place
Los Angeles, CA · LOS ANGELES, CA
Injuries
1 serious, 75 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N66NADouglas DC-10
Status
Completed · report July 28, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
146789

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0011   77/7/6  NR.LOS ANGELES,CA     DOUGLAS DC-10       CR-  0  0 10  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1500                    N66NA               PX-  0  1 65                            56, 24128 TOTAL HOURS, 66
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - NATIONAL AIRLINES,INC
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          NEW ORLEANS,LA              SAN DIEGO,CA                LOS ANGELES,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNCONTROLLED ALTITUDE DEVIATIONS                         IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - AUTO PILOT: OTHER
        REMARKS- PITCH COMPUTER MALF.ACFT PITCHED.

Aircraft

Registration
N66NA
Reported as
Douglas DC-10
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
No damage