Boeing 767-201 N604P
5 October 1987 · Los Angeles, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 October 1987 at about 04:27 local time, a Boeing 767-201 registered N604P, operated by Piedmont Aviation, Inc., was involved in an accident near Los Angeles, California, United States. 148 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 04:27
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Los Angeles Int'l (LAX)
- Coordinates
- 33.9501, -118.4008
- Aircraft
- Boeing 767-201
- Registration
- N604P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Piedmont Aviation, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Charlotte → Los Angeles
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Bright
- NTSB number
- LAX88FA006
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 |
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
THE CAPTAIN SENSED THE AIRCRAFT BALLOONING DURING THE FLARE. HE INCREASED THE PITCH ANGLE TO 11.8 DEGREES TO ARREST THE DESCENT DURING TOUCHDOWN. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS SITTING IN THE AFT CABIN CREW SEATS HEARD A SCRAPING SOUND JUST PRIOR TO MAIN LANDING GEAR TOUCHDOWN. THE TAIL STRUCK THE RUNWAY SURFACE DURING THE FLARE. THE AFT PRESSURE DOME WAS SCRAPED, BENT, AND BUCKLED. THE CAPTAIN ATTRIBUTED THE BALLOONING TO WAKE TURBULENCE OF A PRECEEDING DC-8 ARRIVAL. ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER 11.0 DEGREES IS THE MAXIMUM PITCH ANGLE WITH THE OLEOS COMPRESSED. THE FDR READOUT DID NOT INDICATE THE PRESENCE OF WAKE TURBULENCE. THE CAPTAIN HAD RECENTLY BEEN TYPE-RATED IN THE BOEING 767 AND HAD ACCRUED A TOTAL OF 46 HOURS IN THE AIRCRAFT, 4.5 HOURS OF WHICH WAS ON THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 767 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jul 1987 | Boeing 767-232 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 1987 | Boeing 767-231ER | Belleville, Illinois, United States | Transworld Airlines | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 1986 | Boeing 767-222 | San Fransisco, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1988 | Boeing 767 | Charleston, South Carolina, United States | Delta Airlines Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Jan 1988 | Boeing 767-200 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | American Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1988 | Boeing 767-332 | Block Island, Rhode Island, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Nov 1987 | Durbin MONNETT MONI | Ramona, California, United States | Lipner, Robert M. | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Dec 1987 | Bede BD-5 | Chula Vista, California, United States | Teufel, Armin U. | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Oct 1987 | Stits ELKINS 85 | Camarillo, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Nov 1987 | Isgrigg ELITE | Tehachapi, California, United States | Isgrigg, John | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 1987 | Rolladen-Schneider LS-3 | Santa Ynez, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Jan 1987 | Cessna 152 | San Dimas, California, United States | King Aviation | Minor injuries | - |