Douglas DC-10 N66NA
6 July 1977 · Los Angeles, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 6 July 1977 at about 15:00 local time, a Douglas DC-10 registered N66NA, operated by National Airlines, Inc, was involved in an accident during in flight near Los Angeles, California, United States. 76 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-10
- Registration
- N66NA
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- National Airlines, Inc
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- New Orleans, la → San Diego, Ca
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0011
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 75 |
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.
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Other Douglas DC-10 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Aug 1977 | Douglas DC-10 | Trenton, New Jersey, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1977 | Douglas DC-10 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 1977 | Douglas DC-10 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 1977 | Douglas DC-10 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | National Airlines, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 1977 | Douglas DC-10 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | Philippine Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 1976 | Douglas DC-10 | Jamicia, New York, United States | Aeronaves | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1977 | Cessna 182Q | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1977 | Beechcraft B24R | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1977 | Hiller UH-12E | Thermal, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Fort Plain, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1977 | Cessna 188 | Brookland, Arkansas, United States | JAY H Harmon | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1977 | Eaa Biplane P | Kennewick, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |