Boeing 737-300 crash, Feb 1, 1991 (22 killed), Los Angeles
Boeing 737-300 accident on February 1, 1991 near Los Angeles, California, United States with 22 fatalities. Cause: The local controller lost track of...
- Date: February 1, 1991
- Aircraft: Boeing 737-300
- Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
- Fatalities: 22
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The local controller lost track of the Metroliner on the runway because of inadequate tower procedures and inadequate FAA oversight of the Los Angeles tower (NTSB report NTSB/AAR-91-08).
A USAir Boeing 737-300 landing on runway 24L at Los Angeles collided with SkyWest 5569, which the local controller had cleared onto the same runway but then forgot. The 737 slid off the runway after the collision. Twenty-two people aboard the 737 died, including 20 passengers, while most of the 83 passengers survived.