Boeing 747-123 N9664
16 January 1983 · Los Angeles, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 January 1983 at about 16:50 local time, a Boeing 747-123 registered N9664 was involved in an incident near Los Angeles, California, United States. 412 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 16:50
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Los Angeles (LAX)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 747-123
- Registration
- N9664
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → New York
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX83IA073
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 412 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 412 |
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
THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED WHILE THE ACFT WAS TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF. DISSAMBLY REVEALED THAT THE OUTER CYLINDER WAS SHATTERED & METALLURGICAL EXAMINATION REVEALED ABRASIVE GRINDING & ENVIRONMETALLY ACCELERATED FATIGUE PRIOR TO RAPIDFRACTURE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Dec 1983 | Boeing 747-200F | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Japan Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1983 | Boeing 747 | Los Angeles, California, United States | Singapore Airlines, Ltd. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1983 | Boeing 747-121 | Pakistan | Pan American | No injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 1983 | Boeing 747-200F | Frankfort, Germany | Flying Tiger | No injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 1984 | Boeing 747-200 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jan 1984 | Boeing 747-230 | Jamaica, New York, United States | Lufthansa Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 1983 | Enstrom F280C | Concord, California, United States | Air Executive | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 1983 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-CD | Compton, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Mar 1983 | Van's RV-3A | Bakersfield, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1983 | Cessna 150L | Daggett, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 1983 | Cessna 172N | Woodland, California, United States | River City Air/Charter | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1983 | Piper PA-38-112 | Fresno, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |