Douglas B-26B N9405Z
10 May 1969 · Los Angeles, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 10 May 1969 at about 11:17 local time, a Douglas B-26B registered N9405Z, operated by North American, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Los Angeles, California, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:17
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Los Angeles
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas B-26B
- Registration
- N9405Z
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- North American
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Test
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2149
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 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
FRONT BANK L ENG FAILED.ACFT, SNGL PLT CONFIGN.L PROP NOT FTHRD.3 CREW DIED DUE FIRE,2 IN APT BLDG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |