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| Date: | Friday 25 September 1998 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 757-2J4 |
| Owner/operator: | The Yucaipa Companies |
| Registration: | N770BB |
| MSN: | 25220/387 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 12 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor, repaired |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Las Vegas-Harry Reid International Airport, NV (LAS/KLAS) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX) |
| Las Vegas-Harry Reid International Airport, NV (LAS/KLAS) | |
| Investigating agency: | FAA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A Executive Boeing 757-200 flying under callsign WP07, N770BB, suffered a bounced landing and subsequent tail strike at Las Vegas Airport. Nobody was injured.
WP07 originated from Los Angeles for an executive flight to Las Vegas. Onboard were 8 passengers and 4 crew. The aircraft departed LAX en route to Las Vegas. The aircraft would execute a normal approach into LAS but touchdown was firm. The aircraft subsequently bounced and suffered a tail strike. Nobody was injured.
Sources:
FAA ASIAS 1995
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/10505881 (Photo)
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Sep-2025 21:39 | Justanormalperson | Added |
| 17-Sep-2025 09:44 | ASN | Updated |
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