De Havilland DH104 N420D
9 January 1968 · Chicago, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 January 1968 at about 00:30 local time, a De Havilland DH104 registered N420D, operated by Mid Continent*, was involved in an incident during the landing phase of flight near Chicago, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:30
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ohare Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DH104
- Registration
- N420D
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Mid Continent*
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 5-0002
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
RT MAIN GR RADIUS ROD ARM FAILED UNDER TENSION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other De Havilland DH104 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jul 1968 | De Havilland DH104 | Colusa, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Sep 1968 | De Havilland DH104 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Air Time Inc * | Fatal | 2 |
| 18 Nov 1969 | De Havilland DH104 | Laverne, California, United States | Los Angeles AI | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1969 | De Havilland DH104 | Kekaha, Hawaii, United States | Trans Isle Ai* | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 May 1969 | De Havilland DH104 | Santa Monica, California, United States | L.a.air Taxi * | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1969 | De Havilland DH104 | San Francisco, California, United States | Eureka Aero In | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |