LAX78IA056

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing 727 · Los Angeles, CA · June 27, 1978

Incident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
June 27, 1978
Place
Los Angeles, CA · LOS ANGELES, CA
Injuries
1 minor, 12 uninjured
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N2821WBoeing 727N554PSBoeing 727
Status
Completed · report August 22, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19780627035579I
Case key
140516

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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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4-0008  78/6/27    LOS ANGELES,CA      BOEING 727          CR-  0  0  6  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1738                    N554PS              PX-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  7                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOS ANGELES INTL
        OPERATOR - PACIFIC SOUTHWEST
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SACRAMENTO,CA               LOS ANGELES,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: ISSUED IMPROPER OR CONFLICTING INSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- NEAR-COLLISION.OTHER ACFT CLEARED TO CROSS TKOF RWY.NUMBER OF PAX UNK.
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0008  78/6/27    LOS ANGELES,CA      BOEING 727          CR-  0  0  7  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1738                    N2821W              PX-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  6                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOS ANGELES INTL
        OPERATOR - WESTERN AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHOENIX,AZ                  LOS ANGELES,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: ISSUED IMPROPER OR CONFLICTING INSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- NEAR-COLLISION.CLEARED TO CROSS ACTIVE RWY,ABLE TO STOP AT EDGE.NUMBER OF PAX UNK.

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N2821W
Reported as
Boeing 727
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
No damage
Airport
Los Angeles Intl

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Registration
N554PS
Reported as
Boeing 727
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
No damage
Airport
Los Angeles Intl

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.

Other investigations on N2821W · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.