# NTSB CHI68I0060: Dehavilland DH104, N420D, Chicago, IL, January 9, 1968

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 9, 1968
- Place: Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 22, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111589
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68I0060
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68I0060

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0002   68/1/9    CHICAGO,ILL         DEHAVILLAND DH104   CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR,
        TIME - 0030                    N420D               PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      1042 TOTAL HOURS, 63 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D        TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OHARE INTL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        REMARKS- RT MAIN GR RADIUS ROD ARM FAILED UNDER TENSION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N420D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N420D-1972-02-28), registration cancelled 1972-02-28, S/N 04414 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DH104
- Registry model: [Dehavilland DH104 DOVE 6A](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dh104-dove-6a) (registry code 2800410) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ohare Intl

## Other investigations on N420D (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 CHI70FBD27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70FBD27), Apr 16, 1970: Dehavilland 104-6A (N420D), Morris, IL, destroyed

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.

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