De Havilland 104-7X N4922V
6 May 1971 · Coolidge, Arizona, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 6 May 1971 at about 13:15 local time, a De Havilland 104-7X registered N4922V, operated by Apache Airline, was involved in an accident during in flight near Coolidge, Arizona, United States. 12 people were on board and 12 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Coolidge, Arizona, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- De Havilland 104-7X
- Registration
- N4922V
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Apache Airline
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Tucson, Ariz → Phoenix, Ariz
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0038
People
12 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 12 | 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
R WING LWR ATTACH FITTING FRACTURED DUE FATIGUE WHICH PROPAGATED IN AREA OF CORROSION AND FRETTING
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other De Havilland 104 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 1970 | De Havilland 104-6A | Morris, Illinois, United States | Fidelity Prope | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 1968 | De Havilland 104 | Richmond, Ohio, United States | E.j.bennes Co. | Fatal | 2 |
| 29 Jul 1967 | De Havilland 104 | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | Sky Tours Haw* | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 1966 | De Havilland 104-6A | Chicago Ill, Illinois, United States | Air Wisconsin | No injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 1977 | De Havilland 104 | Addison, Texas, United States | Falcon Airways | No injuries | - |
| 14 May 1964 | De Havilland 104 | Allentown Pa, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |