Boeing 747-236B GBDXK

Summary

On 27 February 1987 at about 05:35 local time, a Boeing 747-236B registered GBDXK was involved in an accident near Los Angeles, California, United States. 387 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 11 had minor injuries. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

27 February 1987 at 05:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Los Angeles, California, United States

Nearest airport

Los Angeles Intl (LAX)

Coordinates

33.9503, -118.4006

Aircraft

Boeing 747-236B

Registration

GBDXK

Category

Airplane

Engines

4

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 129: Foreign

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → London, of

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

LAX87FA126

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

A BOEING 747-236B CREW EVACUATED ALL OCCUPANTS VIA ESCAPE SLIDES AFTER RETURNING TO LOS ANGELES AFTER RECEIVING A SPECIFIC BOMB THREAT. ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURY DURING THE EVACUATION. ACCORDING TO A WITNESS, THE 370 PASSENGERS EVACUATED THE ACFT IN APRX 52 SEC THROUGH 8 EXITS AND USING THE ESCAPE SLIDES. THE TWO UPPER DECK EXITS WERE NOT USED AND THE TWO OVER THE WING EXITS HAD BEEN BLOCKED TO ACCOMMODATE MORE PASSENGER SEATS. THE SERIOUSLY INJURED PASSENGER SUSTAINED A BROKEN ANKLE FROM A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER PASSENGER ON THE SLIDE. ACCORDING TO ONE OF THE CABIN CREWMEMBERS, THE INJURED PASSENGER WAS HIT FROM THE REAR AS SHE WAS GETTING OFF THE BOTTOM OF THE SLIDE AND SHE FELL ONTO THE AIRPORT'S ASPHALT RAMP SURFACE. SHE WAS TREATED AT THE LAX MEDICAL CENTER AND RELEASED. SHE ELECTED TO CONTINUE HER TRAVEL ON THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLIGHT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.