# NTSB Incident OPS24LA004
> **AIRBUS A321-271N** · 2023-10-27 · Long Beach, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** OPS24LA004
- **Event ID:** 20231027193314
- **Type:** Incident
- **Date:** 2023-10-27
- **Location:** Long Beach, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.813884, -118.14666
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 0
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AIRBUS
- **Model:** A321-271N
- **Registration:** N216HA
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The local controller’s poor judgment in prioritization of their ground traffic ahead of their airborne traffic, that became a distraction and led to a loss of situational awareness resulting in a near midair collision. Contributing to the incident was the controller in charge’s ineffective oversight.

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