Boeing 727 N7434U
18 January 1969 · Los Angeles, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 18 January 1969 at about 18:21 local time, a Boeing 727 registered N7434U, operated by United Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Los Angeles, California, United States. 38 people were on board and 38 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:21
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727
- Registration
- N7434U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- United Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Milwaukee, Wis
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0004
People
38 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
DPTD NR 3 GEN INOP.FIRE WARN NR 1, ENG SHUT-DOWN.ATTITUDE INST INOP DUE CMPLT LOSS OF ELECT SYS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 727 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jan 1969 | Boeing 727 | Dulles Airport, Virginia, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jan 1969 | Boeing 727 | Seattle, Washington, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 14 May 1969 | Boeing 727 | Wash Natl Apt, District of Columbia, United States | National Airlines, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 14 May 1969 | Boeing 727 | Wash Natl Apt, District of Columbia, United States | National Airlines, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 9 Feb 1969 | Boeing 727 | Berlin, Europe | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1969 | Boeing 727 | Raleigh, North Carolina, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |