Boeing 727 N2821W
17 January 1976 · Los Angeles, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 17 January 1976 at about 20:40 local time, a Boeing 727 registered N2821W, operated by Western Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during static near Los Angeles, California, United States. 56 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Los Angeles Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727
- Registration
- N2821W
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Western Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Static
- Route
- S → Sacramento, Ca
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0002
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 53 |
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
CARGO LOADER, DRIVER UNDET, RAN INTO LOWER FUSELAGE.PAX INJ USING EMERG EXITS.ACFT PARKED AT JETWAY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Oct 1976 | Boeing 727 | Miami, Florida, United States | Other-Foreign Flag Carrier | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 1976 | Boeing 727 | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | Alaska Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Feb 1976 | Boeing 727 | Tampa, Florida, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1976 | Boeing 727 | St.thomas, Virgin Islands, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 37 |
| 3 Mar 1976 | Boeing 727 | Springfield, Missouri, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 1976 | Boeing 727 | Boise, Idaho, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1976 | Cessna 150 | Coyanosa, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1976 | Beechcraft E18S | Manahawkin, New Jersey, United States | Thramway Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1976 | Schweizer SGS233 | Elmira, New York, United States | Ithaca Flyingc | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1976 | Piper PA-22 | Burns, Oregon, United States | Klamath Aircra | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1976 | Douglas DC-3A | Dallas, Texas, United States | Tricon Airline | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1976 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |