Status:
Datum:	13 JAN 1969
Tijd:	19:21 PST
Type:	McDonnell Douglas DC-8-62
Luchtvaartmaatschappij:	Scandinavian Airlines System - SAS
Registratie:	LN-MOO
Constructienummer:	45822/272
Bouwjaar:	1967
Motoren:	4 Pratt & Whitney JT3D-
Bemanning:	slachtoffers: 3 / inzittenden: 9
Passagiers:	slachtoffers: 12 / inzittenden: 36
Totaal:	slachtoffers: 15 / inzittenden: 45
Schade:	Afgeschreven
Gevolgen:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Plaats:	11 km (6.9 mijl) W van Los Angeles, CA [Santa Monica Bay] (Verenigde Staten)
Fase:	Nadering (APR)
Soort vlucht:	Binnenlandse lijnvlucht
Vliegveld van vertrek:	Seattle/Tacoma International Airport, WA (SEA/KSEA), Verenigde Staten
Vliegveld van aankomst:	Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX), Verenigde Staten
Vluchtnummer:	933

Beschrijving:
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 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."

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