Boeing 707 FBHSY
6 April 1973 · Los Angeles, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 April 1973 at about 22:16 local time, a Boeing 707 registered FBHSY, operated by Air France, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Los Angeles, California, United States. 76 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 22:16
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Los Angeles Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 707
- Registration
- FBHSY
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Air France
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Paris, France
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Moonlight-Bright)
- NTSB number
- 3-0851
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 |
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
ALL GRND MOVEMENTS WERE BEING HANDLED BY 1 GRND CONTROLLER.RADAR EQUIP AVAIL IN TWR, NOT IN USE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1973 | Boeing 707 | Elk Grv Vllg, Illinois, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 1973 | Boeing 707 | Denver, Colorado, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 1973 | Boeing 707 | Miami, Florida, United States | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1973 | Boeing 707 | No.atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Nov 1973 | Boeing 707 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
| 22 Jul 1973 | Boeing 707 | Papeete, Other-Foreign Countries | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | Fatal | 78 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |