Airbus A300-600 N33069
20 April 1998 · Atlantic Ocean · No injuries
Summary
On 20 April 1998 at about 00:00 local time, a Airbus A300-600 registered N33069, operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident near Atlantic Ocean. 177 people were on board and nobody was injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 00:00
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Atlantic Ocean
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Airbus A300-600
- Registration
- N33069
- Category
- Airplane
- Operator
- American Airlines
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- New York → London Heathrow
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- Unk
- Light
- Not Reported
- NTSB number
- DCA98IA035
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 177 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 177 |
Probable cause
Malfunction of the primary navigation system for undetermined reasons.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
On April 20, 1998 an incident occurred with an A300-600 in between their departure point, New York, and their destination, London Heathrow. The navigational system malfunctioned. The crew activated the secondary flight plan and the navigational system was operative. After landing, the #2 Flight Management Computer (FMC) was replaced and the navigational system checked functional. No additional information is available.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Airbus A300 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Nov 1998 | Airbus A300-600 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Korean Airlines | Unknown | - |
| 9 Jul 1998 | Airbus A300 | London, United Kingdom | American Airlines, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 28 Sep 1998 | Airbus A300-600 | Paris, France | American Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 1997 | Airbus A300 B4-203 | Los Angeles, California, United States | Pan American World Airways, In | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1997 | Airbus A300-600 | Saudia Arabia, Saudi Arabia | Emirates Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 28 Nov 2001 | Airbus A300-600 | Lima, Peru | American Airlines Inc | No injuries | - |