Douglas DC-8 N7181C
22 March 1969 · Los Angeles, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 22 March 1969 at about 21:55 local time, a Douglas DC-8 registered N7181C, operated by National Airlines, Inc, was involved in an incident during static near Los Angeles, California, United States. 73 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:55
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Los Angeles Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-8
- Registration
- N7181C
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- National Airlines, Inc
- Phase of flight
- Static
- Route
- S → Miami, Fla
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 4-0028
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 70 |
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
LOADING STAIRS PARTIALLY COLLAPSED. 1 PX FELL TOTHE GRND,2 PX INJURED ON STAIRS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Apr 1969 | Douglas DC-8 | E Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Alitalia | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Jan 1969 | Douglas DC-8 | Los Angeles, Pacific Ocean North Latitudes | SAS | Fatal | 15 |
| 16 Mar 1969 | Douglas DC-8 | Pulaski, Virginia, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1969 | Douglas DC-8 | Over Cuba, Other-Foreign Countries | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1969 | Douglas DC-8 | No.atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1969 | Douglas DC-8 | New Castle, Delaware, United States | Capital International Airways, 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 |