# NTSB LAX78IA001: Boeing 337, N422AJ, Van Nuys, CA, October 9, 1977

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 9, 1977
- Place: Van Nuys, CA · VAN NUYS, CA
- Location: 34.1867° N, 118.4490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Van Nuys, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1867&lon=-118.4490&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 7, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144276
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX78IA001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78IA001

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0010   77/10/9   VAN NUYS,CA         BOEING 337          CR-  0  0  4  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0404                    N422AJ              PX-  0  0  0  CTR CARGO-D               57, 10000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            5000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VAN NUYS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PAYNE,WA                    HOUSTON,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL STEERING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDRAULIC FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - THRUST-UNABLE TO REVERSE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- N15966,DESTROYED.N850K,SUBSTANTIAL.N3526Z,MINOR. ANTI-SKID FAILED,TIRE BLEW,STEERING LOCKED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N422AJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 337
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Van Nuys

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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