# NTSB Accident LAX90LA055
> **BOEING 757-223** · 1989-12-22 · SANTA ANA, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX90LA055
- **Event ID:** 20001213X29982
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-12-22
- **Location:** SANTA ANA, CA, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 111
- **Total aboard:** 111
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BOEING
- **Model:** 757-223
- **Registration:** N611AM
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE COPILOT'S OVERROTATION OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE FLARE WHICH ALLOWED THE TAIL TO COLLIDE WITH THE RUNWAY. THE FAILURE OF THE CAPTAIN TO TAKE APPROPRIATE CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT.

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