De Havilland DH-104 N424SF
6 March 1975 · Carpinteria, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 6 March 1975 at about 04:23 local time, a De Havilland DH-104 registered N424SF, operated by Trans Nationa*, was involved in an accident during in flight near Carpinteria, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 04:23
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Carpinteria, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DH-104
- Registration
- N424SF
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Trans Nationa*
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Paso Robles, Ca → Los Angeles, Ca
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-1118
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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
BOTH GEN & BATT FAILED.RCVR: 3/8/75.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other De Havilland DH-104 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 May 1975 | De Havilland DH-104 | Garberville, California, United States | Aerofin, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 1975 | De Havilland DH-104 | Addison, Texas, United States | Falcon Airways | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Nov 1976 | De Havilland DH-104 | Albany, New York, United States | Mall Airways, I | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1976 | De Havilland DH-104 | Vancouver, Washington, United States | Equipment-Repa | No injuries | - |
| 6 Dec 1973 | De Havilland DH-104 | Knoxville, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Apr 1973 | De Havilland DH-104 | Brownsville, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 1975 | Stinson 108 | Vermillion, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1975 | Bensen B8M | Ocotillo Wells, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Mar 1975 | Cessna 182 | Glenville, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1975 | Aero Comdr 1121 | Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States | Thermonetics I | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 May 1975 | Cessna 177 | West Milford, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1975 | Bell 206B | St Martinville, Louisiana, United States | Air Marine, Inc | No injuries | - |