Title supplied by cataloger. This crash occurred at John Wayne Airport after an air traffic controller incorrectly cleared the plane, flying from San Jose, for landing. The captain delayed the go-around and the plane stalled. It then banked left and the wingtip touched the runway, causing the nose to go down and for the plane to skid down the runway. A fire then broke out, but only four of the 96 passengers and crew members sustained minor injuries. Airport staff members help to direct a crane driver move an Air California 737 jet from a runway at John Wayne Airport; fire retardant foam is being sprayed on the damaged aircraft.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;29 x 36 cm. Photographic prints
Air California John Wayne Airport (Santa Ana, Calif.) John Wayne Airport (Santa Ana, Calif.)--Employees Aircraft accidents--California--Santa Ana Airplanes--California--Santa Ana Runways (Aeronautics)--California--Santa Ana Fires--California--Santa Ana Foam Boeing 737 (Jet transport) Airports--California--Santa Ana Santa Ana (Calif.) Los Angeles Herald-Examiner photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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