Douglas DC-8 crash, Jan 13, 1969 (15 killed), Los Angeles...
Douglas DC-8 accident on January 13, 1969 near Los Angeles California, United States with 15 fatalities. Cause: Lack of crew coordination and...
- Date: January 13, 1969
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-8
- Location: Los Angeles California, United States
- Fatalities: 15
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Lack of crew coordination and inadequate monitoring of the aircraft position during the approach, with a misleading landing gear indication and a missing minimum crossing altitude on the approach chart as contributing factors (NTSB)
SAS Flight 933, a DC 8, was on an instrument approach to Los Angeles at night when it crashed into Santa Monica Bay about 6 nautical miles west of the airport. The aircraft broke into three pieces and 15 of the 45 people aboard died, while 30 survived.