# NTSB Incident LAX91IA297
> **BOEING 747-200** · 1991-08-13 · LOS ANGELES, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX91IA297
- **Event ID:** 20001212X17883
- **Type:** Incident
- **Date:** 1991-08-13
- **Location:** LOS ANGELES, CA, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 298
- **Total aboard:** 298
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BOEING
- **Model:** 747-200
- **Registration:** ZKNZW
- **FAR Part:** 129
- **Engines:** 4
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE INADEQUATE RUNWAY SAFETY AREA INHERENT IN THE AIRPORT DESIGN, AND, THE ATC CLEARANCE PROCEDURES IN USE WHICH FAILED TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE SUBSTANDARD RUNWAY SAFETY AREA.  FACTORS IN THE INCIDENT WERE THE DARK NIGHT TIME CONDITIONS AND THE INADEQUATE STANDARDS USED BY ATC TO DETERMINE CLEARANCE PROCEDURES AT AIRPORTS WHICH DO NOT MEET CURRENT DESIGN CRITERIA.

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