Incident Overview
Air Cal Flight 754 was conducting a localizer-only approach to Runway 26L at an unspecified airport after the glide slope had been removed from service. The Ontario TRACON 'N' controller vectored the flight for the approach.
Approach and Descent
The first officer stated that he descended to 1,200 feet after passing the final approach fix (FAF) and outer marker (OM). The captain then instructed the first officer to hold his altitude because he was in the process of identifying the location of Bakes intersection. The approach procedure required maintaining 1,500 feet MSL until passing Bakes.
Collision with Powerline
Shortly after the captain's instruction, the aircraft collided with a powerline approximately 3 miles from the approach end of Runway 26L and 1.7 miles before reaching Bakes intersection. The crew subsequently executed a missed approach and diverted to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
Runway Excursion
Upon landing at LAX, the aircraft ran off the runway due to a loss of effective braking and reverse thrust.
Minimum Safe Altitude Warning (MSAW)
Controllers handling the flight reported seeing a minimum safe altitude warning (MSAW) for the flight immediately preceding Air Cal but stated they did not see or hear an alert for Flight 754. However, information from the continuous disc recording showed that an MSAW was sounded for both aircraft.