Accident description
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| Date: | 13 JAN 1969 |
| Time: | 19:21 PST |
| Type: | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-62 |
| Operator: | Scandinavian Airlines System - SAS |
| Registration: | LN-MOO |
| C/n / msn: | 45822/272 |
| First flight: | 1967 |
| Engines: | 4 Pratt & Whitney JT3D- |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 9 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 36 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 15 / Occupants: 45 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 11 km (6.9 mls) W off Los Angeles, CA [Santa Monica Bay] (United States of America)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Seattle/Tacoma International Airport, WA (SEA/KSEA), United States of America |
| Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX), United States of America | |
| Flightnumber: | 933 |
The DC-8, named "Sverre Viking", descended into the waters of Santa Monica Bay during an ILS approach to runway 07R. The aircraft broke into three pieced after impact; only the the section with the wings, forward cabin and cockpit remained afloat for 20 hours. The section sank after being towed into shallow water.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The lack of crew coordination and the inadequate monitoring of the aircraft position in space during a critical phase of an instrument approach which resulted in an unplanned descent into the water. Contributing to this unplanned descent was an apparent unsafe landing gear condition induced by the design of the landing gear indicator lights, and the omission of the minimum crossing altitude at an approach fix depicted on the approach chart." Events:
Sources:
Official accident investigation report
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Distance from Seattle/Tacoma International Airport, WA (SEA/KSEA) to Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX) as the crow flies is 1527 km (955 miles).
Distance from Seattle/Tacoma International Airport, WA (SEA/KSEA) to Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX) as the crow flies is 1527 km (955 miles).
