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| Date: | Wednesday 25 February 1987 |
| Time: | 20:38 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 727-224 |
| Owner/operator: | Continental Airlines |
| Registration: | N88704 |
| MSN: | 19513/595 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2290 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-520-M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 91 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX) |
| Houston, TX | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AFTER A NGT LNDG ON NORTH SIDE OF LOS ANGELES INTL ARPT, CESSNA 310, N98834, WAS TAXIED SOUTH (S) TO DELTA CARGO AREA. BFR RCHG S RWYS (25L & 25R), THE PLT STOPPED SHORT OF KILO RAMP BHND ANOTHER ACFT (N61C) & CONTACTED S GND CTLR (GC-1). HE WAS TOLD TO HOLD SHORT. CONT FLT 866 (BOEING 727, N88704) ADZD S LCL CTLR (LC-1) HE WAS READY FOR TKOF (ON RWY 25R). LC-1 WAS AWARE N98823 & N61C WERE WAITING TO CROSS S RWYS & GRANTED APPROVAL FOR GC-1 TO CLR THEM ACROSS 25R. GC-1 CLRD THEM ACROSS 25R & TOLD THEM TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 25L. APRX 32 SEC LATER, LC-1 CLRD FLT 866 FOR TKOF. LATER HE SAID HE HAD SCANNED THE RWY & SAW WHAT HE PERCEIVED AS 2 ACFT BTN THE PARALLEL RWYS. HOWEVER, N98834 WAS STILL X-ING RWY 25R AS FLT 866 BGN TKOF. THE CESSNA PLT WAS FOCUSING HIS ATTN ON THE ACFT AHEAD & DID NOT SEE FLT 866. SHORTLY AFTER FLT 866 LIFTED OFF, ITS MAIN GEAR HIT THE CESSNA'S VERTICAL STABILIZER. THE TWR CAB SUPVR WAS WORKING A NORTH CTLR'S POSITION WHILE THE CTLR WAS ON A RELIEF BREAK. LC-1 WAS INVOLVED IN OTHER OPNL ERRORS ON 12/21/85, 7/9/86 & 10/28/86.
Findings
1. (C) CONTROL TOWER SERVICE - INADEQUATE - ATC PERSONNEL(LCL/GND/CLNC)
2. (F) LIGHT CONDITION - DARK NIGHT
3. (F) IDENTIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT VISUALLY - IMPROPER - ATC PERSONNEL(LCL/GND/CLNC)
4. (F) VISUAL/AURAL PERCEPTION - ATC PERSONNEL(LCL/GND/CLNC)
5. (C) CREW/GROUP COORDINATION - INADEQUATE - ATC PERSONNEL(LCL/GND/CLNC)
6. (C) ATC CLEARANCE - CONFLICTING - ATC PERSONNEL(LCL/GND/CLNC)
7. (F) VISUAL LOOKOUT - INADEQUATE - PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX87MA125
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 September 1991 | N88704 | Continental Airlines | 0 | Detroit, MI | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Mar-2024 13:57 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 01-Apr-2024 07:59 | ASN | Updated [Cn, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
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