# NTSB Accident LAX91GA016
> **McDonnell Douglas 369E** · 1990-10-24 · COMPTON, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX91GA016
- **Event ID:** 20001212X24481
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-10-24
- **Location:** COMPTON, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.869327, -118.240325
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 4
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** McDonnell Douglas
- **Model:** 369E
- **Registration:** N451DS
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NBRT
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT BY THE PILOTS OF BOTH AIRCRAFT, WHICH RESULTED IN A FAILURE OF EACH TO SEE-AND-AVOID CONFLICTING TRAFFIC.  FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, FAILURE OF THE PILOT OF AIR 28 (N48HR) TO USE HIS TRANSPONDER NEAR THE TCA, AND THE PILOT OF AIR 21 DIVERTED TOO MUCH OF HIS ATTENTION TO A MAP.

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