American B738 at Los Angeles on Jan 3rd 2011, tail strike on takeoff

Last Update: January 16, 2013 / 13:40:16 GMT/Zulu time

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The NTSB released their factual report reporting the takeoff weight was 161,037 pounds with center of gravity at 22.5% MAC resulting in a V1 and Vr of 153 KIAS and a V2 of 158 KIAS with flaps selected to position 1.The aircraft accelerated ...

The NTSB released their factual report reporting the takeoff weight was 161,037 pounds with center of gravity at 22.5% MAC resulting in a V1 and Vr of 153 KIAS and a V2 of 158 KIAS with flaps selected to position 1.The aircraft accelerated

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 3, 2011

Classification
Accident

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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