De Havilland DH104 N427LA
23 May 1969 · Santa Monica, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 May 1969 at about 17:15 local time, a De Havilland DH104 registered N427LA, operated by L.a.air Taxi *, was involved in an incident during the taxi phase of flight near Santa Monica, California, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:15
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Santa Monica, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Santa Monica
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DH104
- Registration
- N427LA
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- L.a.air Taxi *
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 5-0010
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
L BRAKE FAILED, NO EMERG SYS.ROLLED DOWN SLOPING RAMP INTO HEDGE, FENCE.WG HIT PARKED ACFT, MINOR DMG
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other De Havilland DH104 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 11 Sep 1969 | De Havilland DH104 | San Francisco, California, United States | Eureka Aero In | Fatal | 1 |
| 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 |
| 9 Jan 1968 | De Havilland DH104 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Mid Continent* | No injuries | - |
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 |