De Havilland DHC-6 N66191
29 December 1976 · Los Angeles, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 December 1976 at about 17:32 local time, a De Havilland DHC-6 registered N66191, operated by Golden West AI, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Los Angeles, California, United States. 12 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 17:32
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Los Angeles Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DHC-6
- Registration
- N66191
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Golden West AI
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Santa Ana, Ca
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 3-4074
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
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
LTG IN AREA AT TME OF ACDT BLENDING WTH ACFT LIGHTS MAKING IDENT DIFFICULT
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other De Havilland DHC-6 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Aug 1976 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Havre, Montana, United States | Frontier Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 1976 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Los Angeles, California, United States | Golden West AI | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1976 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Wildwood, New Jersey, United States | Atlantic City | Fatal | 3 |
| 13 Sep 1976 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States | Crown Airways | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 1975 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Whittier, California, United States | Golden West AI | Fatal | 14 |
| 9 Mar 1977 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Emmonak, Alaska, United States | Wien Alaska Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1976 | Cessna 150 | Coyanosa, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1976 | Beechcraft E18S | Manahawkin, New Jersey, United States | Thramway Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1976 | Schweizer SGS233 | Elmira, New York, United States | Ithaca Flyingc | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1976 | Piper PA-22 | Burns, Oregon, United States | Klamath Aircra | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1976 | Douglas DC-3A | Dallas, Texas, United States | Tricon Airline | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1976 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |