Boeing 727 N972PS
23 June 1968 · Los Angeles, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 June 1968 at about 12:52 local time, a Boeing 727 registered N972PS, operated by Pacific Southw, was involved in an incident during the takeoff phase of flight near Los Angeles, California, United States. 84 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:52
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Los Angeles Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727
- Registration
- N972PS
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Pacific Southw
- Operating rule
- Intrastate Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Scheduled Passenger Service
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 5-0012
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
LFT GR TORQUE TUBE ASSY FAILED, GR DOOR JAMMED GR.HIGH SPEED RUN FREED GR, LANDED AT SAN DIEGO.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jun 1968 | Boeing 727 | Flushing, New York, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
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| 5 Jul 1968 | Boeing 727 | Hector, California, United States | Hughes Airwest | Serious injuries | - |
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| 20 Jul 1968 | Boeing 727 | Seattle, Washington, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1968 | Boeing 727 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |