Douglas DC-3 N55
14 November 1966 · Los Angeles Calif, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 November 1966 at about 21:05 local time, a Douglas DC-3 registered N55, operated by Federal Aviati, was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near Los Angeles Calif, California, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Los Angeles Calif, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Los Angeles Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-3
- Registration
- N55
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Federal Aviati
- Operating rule
- Federal-Public Aircraft
- Purpose of flight
- All Other Public Flying
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 2-1171
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PLT TAXIED IN UNLIGHTED RAMP AREA WITHOUT GRND CNTL INSTR.STRUCK UNLIGHTED FENCE.LEFT LNDG LT OUT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Apr 1966 | Douglas DC-3 | Ft Lauderdale Fla, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 1966 | Douglas DC-3 | El Dorado Ark, Arkansas, United States | Trans-Texas Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 1966 | Douglas DC-3 | Norfolk Nebr, Nebraska, United States | North Central Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1966 | Douglas DC-3 | Long Beach, Mississippi, United States | McCoy Flying S | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Aug 1966 | Douglas DC-3 | Merida Mex, Mexico | Lauderdale LEA | No injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 1966 | Douglas DC-3 | Rapid City S Dak, South Dakota, United States | Frontier Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1966 | Hughes 269A | Fort Collins Colo, Colorado, United States | Kensair Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1966 | Piper PA-22 | Lake City Fla, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1966 | Brantly B-2 | N.platte Nebr, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1966 | Grumman TBM | Elko Nev, Nevada, United States | Sonora Avaitio | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1966 | Cessna 182 | Plankinton S Dak, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jan 1966 | Cessna 140A | Geneva Ny, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |