Boeing 737-387 N383AU

Summary

On 25 November 1987 at about 20:42 local time, a Boeing 737-387 registered N383AU, operated by Usair, was involved in an accident near Los Angeles, California, United States. 144 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

25 November 1987 at 20:42

Classification

Accident

Location

Los Angeles, California, United States

Nearest airport

Los Angeles (LAX)

Coordinates

33.9497, -118.4000

Aircraft

Boeing 737-387

Registration

N383AU

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Usair

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Indianapolis

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX88FA057

1 person was seriously injured.

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 BOEING 737-387, N383AU, OPERATING AS USAIR FLT 20, A REGULARLY SCHEDULED DOMESTIC FLIGHT, RETURNED TO LAX SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, WHEN THE CAPT WAS ADVISED OF A BOMB THREAT. AFTER LANDING ON RWY 24L, THE CAPT PARKED THE AIRPLANE ON THE WEST END OF THE RWY. USAIR GND PSNL FAILED TO BRING THE STAIRS IN A TIMELY MANNER AND THE CAPT ORDERED AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION. ONE PAX SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES WHEN SHE EXITED AN OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT AFTER AN UNIDENTIFIED PAX OPENED IT ON HIS OWN INITIATIVE. ANOTHER PAX, AN ELDERLY FEMALE, SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES WHEN SHE USED THE LEFT REAR SLIDE. 3 UNIDENTIFIED MALE PAX WERE ASKED TO ASSIST OTHER PAX, BUT AFTER THEY EXITED THEY RAN FM THE ACFT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.