# NTSB LAX78IA056: Boeing 727, N2821W, Los Angeles, CA, June 27, 1978

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 27, 1978
- 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: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 12 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 22, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140516
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX78IA056
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78IA056

## 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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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.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 1

- Registration: [N2821W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2821W-2012-08-27), registration cancelled 2012-08-27, S/N 21059, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- Registry model: [Boeing 727-247](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-247) (registry code 138408F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (registry code 52044, turbo-jet) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Los Angeles Intl

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: N554PS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19780627035579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780627035579I), Jun 27, 1978: Boeing 727, Los Angeles, CA. Pilot cleared to taxi across a runway, stopped just short when he heard an aircraft cleared for takeoff.

## Other investigations on N2821W (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX76AL045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76AL045), Jan 17, 1976: Boeing 727 (N2821W), Los Angeles, CA, minor damage

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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