Aviation Accident Summary LAX84IA153

LOS ANGELES, CA, USA

Aircraft #1

XAAMF

MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-30

Analysis

AN AEROMEXICO DC-9 ENCOUNTERED WAKE TURBULENCE FROM A TWA L-1011 ON THE APPROACH TO RWY 24L. THE AEROMEXICO ACFT WAS 6 MILES (1 MIN & 10 SEC) BEHIND THE TWA ACFT & 800 FT BELOW ITS GLIDESLOPE AT 6100 FT WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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