De Havilland DH114 N1420Z
24 January 1972 · Los Angeles, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 January 1972 at about 15:00 local time, a De Havilland DH114 registered N1420Z, operated by Swift Aire Li*, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Los Angeles, California, United States. 18 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Los Angeles Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DH114
- Registration
- N1420Z
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Swift Aire Li*
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Santa Maria, Calif → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0048
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
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 AXLE PLUG FAILED, LOST NOSE WHEEL. FURTHER DMG WHEN NOSE GR FORK HIT BERM WHEN PLT CLEARED RWY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other De Havilland DH114 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jun 1972 | De Havilland DH114 | Ponce, Puerto Rico, United States | Puerto Rico In | Fatal | 5 |
| 19 May 1972 | De Havilland DH114 | S.luis Obsp, California, United States | Swift Aire Li* | No injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 1973 | De Havilland DH114 | Miami, Florida, United States | American Air T | No injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 1973 | De Havilland DH114 | Hailey, Idaho, United States | Trns MGC Airln | No injuries | - |
| 11 Feb 1970 | De Havilland DH114 | Reading, Pennsylvania, United States | Suburban Airli | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1974 | De Havilland DH114 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Flightways AVI | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |