Lockheed L-188A N7137C
22 August 1966 · San Diego Calif, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 22 August 1966 at about 15:00 local time, a Lockheed L-188A registered N7137C, operated by Western Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during unknown/not reported near San Diego Calif, California, United States. 69 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
- San Diego Calif, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lockheed L-188A
- Registration
- N7137C
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Western Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Unknown/Not Reported
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0064
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 68 |
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
AIRSICK PX IN LAVATORY INJURIED.FASTEN SEAT BELTSIGN ON DUE TURBULENCE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Lockheed L-188A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jul 1966 | Lockheed L-188A | Fort Worth, Texas, United States | Braniff Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1964 | Lockheed L-188A | Tulsa Okla, Oklahoma, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1990 | Lockheed L-188A | Caribbean Sea | TPI International Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 2003 | Lockheed L-188A | Cranbrook, Canada | Air Spray Inc | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1966 | Hughes 269A | Fort Collins Colo, Colorado, United States | Kensair Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1966 | Piper PA-22 | Lake City Fla, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1966 | Brantly B-2 | N.platte Nebr, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1966 | Grumman TBM | Elko Nev, Nevada, United States | Sonora Avaitio | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1966 | Cessna 182 | Plankinton S Dak, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jan 1966 | Cessna 140A | Geneva Ny, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |