De Havilland DHC-6 N7666
23 November 1968 · Santa Ana, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 23 November 1968 at about 19:59 local time, a De Havilland DHC-6 registered N7666, operated by Cable Commute*, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Santa Ana, California, United States. 9 people were on board and 9 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:59
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Santa Ana, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Orange County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DHC-6
- Registration
- N7666
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Cable Commute*
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-4644
People
9 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
HIT 30 FT STEEL LIGHT POLE.APRXLY 1.8 MI FROM APCH END OF RNWY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other De Havilland DHC-6 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Nov 1968 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Avalon, California, United States | Catalina Airl* | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1969 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Sagwon, Alaska, United States | Interior Airwa | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Oct 1969 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Point Barrow, Alaska, United States | Interior Airwa | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 1969 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Jamaica, New York, United States | New York Airways, Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
| 12 Feb 1969 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Red Bank, New Jersey, United States | Suburban Air * | No injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1969 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Oakland, California, United States | Golden West AI | No injuries | - |
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 | - |