LAX67A0032

NTSB accident investigation · Dehaviland 104 · Riverside, CA · September 15, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 15, 1966
Place
Riverside, CA · RIVERSIDE, CA
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N40PDehaviland 104
Status
Completed · report April 18, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
120483

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4327  66/9/15    RIVERSIDE CALIF     DEHAVILAND 104      CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 2120                    N40P                PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            47, 13000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            570 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RIVERSIDE MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT WAS PREOCCUPIED WITH CHECKLIST AND FAILED TO MAKE TAXIWAY TURN.NOSE WHEEL STRUCK CURBING.

Aircraft

Registration
N40P
Reported as
Dehaviland 104
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Riverside Muni

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.