Douglas DC-8 F-BOLH
7 February 1974 · Los Angeles, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 7 February 1974 at about 23:07 local time, a Douglas DC-8 registered F-BOLH, operated by Other-Foreign Flag Carrier, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Los Angeles, California, United States. 161 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:07
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Los Angeles Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-8
- Registration
- F-BOLH
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Other-Foreign Flag Carrier
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Papeete, Tahiti
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- A-0002
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 161 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 159 |
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
NR 6 TIRE DEFLATED DRG TAXI.WORN BRAKE SYS.NR 5 TIRE BLEW DRG TKOF RUN.L WHEEL WELL FIRE.ABORT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jan 1974 | Douglas DC-8 | Columbia, South Carolina, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 1974 | Douglas DC-8 | Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States | Seaboard World Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1974 | Douglas DC-8 | Travis Afb, California, United States | Airlift International, Inc. | Fatal | - |
| 15 Dec 1974 | Douglas DC-8 | Las Vegas, Unknown/Not Reported | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 1974 | Douglas DC-8 | Jamaica, New York, United States | Other-Foreign Flag Carrier | Fatal | - |
| 21 Oct 1974 | Douglas DC-8 | Seattle, Washington, United States | SAS | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 1974 | Aeronca 7BCM | Arboles, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1974 | Piper PA-18 | Joliet, Illinois, United States | Joliet Municip | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1974 | Cessna 172 | Ely, Minnesota, United States | Wilderness WIN | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1974 | Bell 47G-2 | Seward, Alaska, United States | Heli-Lift, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 May 1974 | Sikorsky S55B | Kaneohe, Hawaii, United States | Rotorlift Inc | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1974 | Cessna 206 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |