# NTSB Incident LAX02IA013
> **McDonnell Douglas 600N** · 2001-10-23 · Long Beach, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX02IA013
- **Event ID:** 20011030X02172
- **Type:** Incident
- **Date:** 2001-10-23
- **Location:** Long Beach, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.819541, -118.110122
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** McDonnell Douglas
- **Model:** 600N
- **Registration:** N959SD
- **FAR Part:** PUBU
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The fatigue failure of a  5/16-inch boom attach bolt was most probably caused by the angular misalignment between the tail boom bolt hole and the fuselage mounted nutplate.

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