De Havilland DH-82 CFFDZ
28 September 1980 · San Rafael, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 28 September 1980 at about 14:20 local time, a De Havilland DH-82 registered CFFDZ was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near San Rafael, California, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Rafael, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Smith Ranch
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DH-82
- Registration
- CFFDZ
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- E-0015
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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 WING DROPPED, HIT LEVEE WHEN PLT ADDED PWR.WND GSTG 10KTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other De Havilland DH-82 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Oct 1984 | De Havilland DH 82 TIGER MOTH | Keyser's Ridge, Maryland, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 4 Jul 1990 | De Havilland DH-82-A | Burlington, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 2001 | De Havilland DH-82 TIGER MOTH | Allamuchy, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 May 2005 | De Havilland DH-82-C | Franklin, Georgia, United States | Ronald Dick | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |