# Accident 19761229042541A: Dhav DHC6*, Los Angeles, CA, December 29, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 1976
- Place: Los Angeles, CA
- Airport: Los Angeles International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 33.9425° N, 118.4080° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LOS ANGELES INTL (LAX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9425&lon=-118.4080&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66191 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC6*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,649 total, 0 in this make and model, 234 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761229042541A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LTG IN AREA AT TME OF ACDT BLENDING WTH ACFT LIGHTS MAKING IDENT DIFFICULT

## Other aircraft in the event

- N66180, Dhav DHC6*: [Accident 19761229042542A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761229042542A)

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX77FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FA017), Dec 29, 1976: Dehavilland DHC-6 (N66191), Los Angeles, CA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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