# NTSB LAX67A0032: Dehaviland 104, N40P, Riverside, CA, September 15, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 15, 1966
- Place: Riverside, CA · RIVERSIDE, CA
- Location: 33.9533° N, 117.3961° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Riverside, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9533&lon=-117.3961&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 18, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120483
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX67A0032
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67A0032

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40P-2012-06-28), registration cancelled 2012-06-28, S/N 04361, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILAND 104
- Registry model: [Dehavilland DH104 DOVE 6BA](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dh104-dove-6ba) (registry code 2800412) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Dehav ENG GQ-30 MK2](https://openairdocs.org/engine/dehav-eng-gq-30-mk2) (registry code 20005, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Riverside Muni

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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