Lockheed L-188 N6121
6 September 1968 · Cleveland, Ohio, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 September 1968 at about 20:08 local time, a Lockheed L-188 registered N6121, operated by American Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near Cleveland, Ohio, United States. 39 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 20:08
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cleveland, Ohio, United States
- Nearest airport
- Cleveland-Hopkins
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lockheed L-188
- Registration
- N6121
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- American Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0056
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
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
LFT WING TIP HIT RT OUTBOARD PORTION OF WING OF N7206U.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Lockheed L-188 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 May 1968 | Lockheed L-188 | Dawson, Texas, United States | Braniff Airways, Inc. | Fatal | 85 |
| 17 Apr 1966 | Lockheed L-188 | Charlotte Nc, North Carolina, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 1966 | Lockheed L-188 | Indianapolis Ind, Indiana, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 1965 | Lockheed L-188 | Battle Mtn.nev, Nevada, United States | Western Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 1965 | Lockheed L-188 | Tallahassee Fla, Florida, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 1965 | Lockheed L-188 | Okarche Okla, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |