Boeing B727 N973A
8 November 1970 · Los Angeles, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 November 1970 at about 11:40 local time, a Boeing B727 registered N973A, operated by American Airlines, Inc., was involved in an incident during the landing phase of flight near Los Angeles, California, United States. 46 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 11:40
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Los Angeles Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing B727
- Registration
- N973A
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- American Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- St Louis, Mo → Los Angeles
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 4-0057
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
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
R LDG GR RETRACT ACTUATOR BEAM P/N 65-17658-11 FAILED AT SUPPORT LINK ATCH POINT, BEAM ROTATED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing B727 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Mar 1979 | Boeing B727 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | Western Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 1983 | Boeing B727-023 | Dfw Airport, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Jan 1991 | Boeing B727-223 | Des Moines, Iowa, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Nov 1995 | Boeing B727-224 | Panama City, Panama | Continental Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 May 2006 | Boeing B727-200 | Banglore, India | Transmile Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 2008 | Boeing B727-200F | Kolonia, Federated States Of Micronesia | Asia Pacific Airlines | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |