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LAX88LA073

1987-12-21 · BURBANK, California, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport BUR

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

WHILE HOLDING SHORT OF THE ACTIVE RWY, THE NUMBER ONE ACFT WAS HAVING RADIO PROBLEMS. THE CONTROLLER BEGAN TO CLEAR OTHER ACFT FOR TAKEOFF. TWO ACFT WERE ABLE TO GET AROUND THE NUMBER ONE ACFT AND TAKEOFF. THE THIRD ACFT, CLEARED TO TAXI INTO POSITION, DID NOT SEE THE NUMBER ONE ACFT NOR DID HE REALIZE AN ACFT WAS HOLDING IN FRONT OF HIM. THE NUMBER THREE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE NUMBER ONE ACFT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_LAX88LA073.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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