Douglas DC-3 N90627
27 June 1971 · Garberville, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 27 June 1971 at about 18:00 local time, a Douglas DC-3 registered N90627, operated by Shelter Cove S, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Garberville, California, United States. 24 people were on board and 17 died, 4 were seriously injured, 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Garberville, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Shelter Cove
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-3
- Registration
- N90627
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Shelter Cove S
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- Shelter Cove Calif → San Jose, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0096
People
17 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 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
FAILED TO REMOVE RUDDER AND ELEVATOR CONTROL LOCKS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Sep 1971 | Douglas DC-3 | Peotone, Illinois, United States | Fred Hill | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 1971 | Douglas DC-3 | St Maarten, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Feb 1971 | Douglas DC-3 | Phnom Penh, Asia | Air Alliance | Fatal | 2 |
| 19 Feb 1971 | Douglas DC-3 | Houston, Texas, United States | C.r.c Crose In | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1971 | Douglas DC-3 | Red Devil, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1971 | Douglas DC-3 | Windsor Lks, Connecticut, United States | New England PR | Minor 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 | - |