# Accident 19900430011979A: Doug C54BDC, Chico, CA, April 30, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1990
- Place: Chico, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7285° N, 121.8375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chico, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7285&lon=-121.8375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67109, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67109-1991-08-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas C54B-DC (registry code 3021516, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-c54b-dc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG C54BDC
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90TL#02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90TL%2302) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900430011979A

## Narrative

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

LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY. LEFT WING TIP CAUGHT FIRE. FIRE SPREAD TO FUSELAGE.

## 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 LAX90TL#02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90TL%2302), Apr 30, 1990: Douglas C-54B (N67109), Chico, 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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