- Date
- October 26, 1978
- Place
- Los Angeles, CA · LOS ANGELES, CA
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N57Saberliner NA-265N871TVDouglas DC-8
- Status
- Completed · report October 13, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781026028492I
- Case key
- 138160
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0017 78/10/26 LOS ANGELES,CA DOUGLAS DC-8 CR- 0 0 3 SCHED INTERNATL CARGO SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0650 N871TV PX- 0 0 0 UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL DAMAGE-NONE OT- 0 0 3 HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - LOS ANGELES INTL OPERATOR - FLYING TIGER LINE,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TRAVIS AFB,CA LOS ANGELES,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SPACING OF AIRCRAFT
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0017 78/10/26 LOS ANGELES,CA SABERLINER NA-265 CR- 0 0 3 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0650 N57 PX- 0 0 0 COMPANY FLIGHT 52, 14000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 3 2500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - LOS ANGELES INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LOS ANGELES,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SPACING OF AIRCRAFT REMARKS- TOWER APPROVED LOW FLY-BY WHILE LANDING ACFT ON ACTIVE RUNWAY.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N57
- Reported as
- Saberliner NA-265
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Los Angeles Intl
- Registration
- N871TV
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-8
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- 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.