# NTSB LAX67A0048: Douglas DC-3, N55, Los Angeles, CA, November 14, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 14, 1966
- Place: Los Angeles, CA · LOS ANGELES, CA
- Location: 34.0522° N, 118.2437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Los Angeles, CA, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0522&lon=-118.2437&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 13, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120123
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX67A0048
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67A0048

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-1171  66/11/14   LOS ANGELES CALIF   DOUGLAS DC-3        CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 2105                    N55                 PX-  0  0  1  OTHER PUBLIC              58, 8000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOS ANGELES INTL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- PLT TAXIED IN UNLIGHTED RAMP AREA WITHOUT GRND CNTL INSTR.STRUCK UNLIGHTED FENCE.LEFT LNDG LT OUT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N55 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-3
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Los Angeles Intl

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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