LAX68D0253

NTSB incident investigation · Dehaviland DHC-2 · Llano, CA · December 23, 1967

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 23, 1967
Place
Llano, CA · LLANO, CA
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
CF-ROMDehaviland DHC-2
Status
Completed · report February 15, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
112542

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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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E-0023  67/12/23 NR.LLANO,CALIF        DEHAVILAND DHC-2    CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 6547
        TIME - 1002                    CF-ROM              PX-  0  0  3  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- LEFT FLOAT STRUCK BANK OF LAKE,BOUNCED,PITCHED NOSE DOWN INTO LAKE.

Aircraft

Registration
CF-ROM
Reported as
Dehaviland DHC-2
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
Substantial damage