# NTSB Accident LAX04LA050
> **Boeing 747-422** · 2003-11-14 · San Francisco, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX04LA050
- **Event ID:** 20031122X01939
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-11-14
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.618888, -122.391387
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 356
- **Total aboard:** 356
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Boeing
- **Model:** 747-422
- **Registration:** N178UA
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 4
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

a tail strike due to a combination of the wind shifting from a headwind to a tailwind during rotation, and the pilot's control inputs for the crosswind condition.

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*Source: [NTSB CAROL](https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search?source=ntsb&type=event&ntsb_number=LAX04LA050) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*