NYC66A0092

NTSB accident investigation · Douglas DC-8 · Los Angeles, CA · October 9, 1965

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
October 9, 1965
Place
Los Angeles, CA · LOS ANGELES, CA
Injuries
1 serious, 44 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N8060UDouglas DC-8
Status
Completed · report November 14, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176306

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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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1-0083   65/10/9 NR.LOS ANGELES CALIF  DOUGLAS DC-8        CR-  0  0  7  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1224                    N8060U              PX-  0  1 37                            UNK/NR, 19200 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 3250 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        OPERATOR - UNITED AIR LINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           EVASIVE MANEUVER                                         IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        REMARKS- NEAR-MISS.OTHER AIRCRAFT WAS PIPER PA-23,N1191P.

Aircraft

Registration
N8060U
Reported as
Douglas DC-8
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
No damage
Airport
Los Angeles Intnl

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.