# NTSB LAX66A0103: Dehaviland DHI04, N4161B, Phoenix, AZ, June 18, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 18, 1966
- Place: Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 10 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 13, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122285
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66A0103
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66A0103

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3867  66/6/18    PHOENIX ARIZ        DEHAVILAND DHI04    CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 5842
        TIME - 1653                    N4161B              PX-  0  0  9  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 59 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY HARBOR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PILOT DISTRACTED BY LANDING JET AIRCRAFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4161B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4161B-2014-10-06), registration cancelled 2014-10-06, S/N 04307, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILAND DHI04
- Registry model: [Dehavilland DH104 DOVE 5A](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dh104-dove-5a) (registry code 2800406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Dehav ENG GQ-70MK2](https://openairdocs.org/engine/dehav-eng-gq-70mk2) (registry code 20007, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sky Harbor

## Other investigations on N4161B (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 UNK64X1233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1233), Apr 9, 1964: Dehavilland 104 (N4161B), Burbank, CA, substantial damage

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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