British Ac VC-10 G-ARVC
12 January 1970 · Los Angeles, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 January 1970 at about 19:11 local time, a British Ac VC-10 registered G-ARVC, operated by British Airways, was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near Los Angeles, California, United States. 120 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:11
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Los Angeles Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- British Ac VC-10
- Registration
- G-ARVC
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- British Airways
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Route
- S → Honolulu, Hawaii
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0809
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 |
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
G-ARVC L WG STRUCK R WG OF N63119.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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