# NTSB LAX68F0392: Dehavnd Can DH 82A, N542R, Castaic, CA, April 26, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 26, 1968
- Place: Castaic, CA · CASTAIC, CA
- Location: 34.4774° N, 118.6327° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Castaic, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4774&lon=-118.6327&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 12, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111362
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX68F0392
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68F0392

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1051  68/4/26    CASTAIC,CALIF       DEHAVND CAN DH 82A  CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 550
        TIME - 1320                    N542R               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- STARTED RT,DOWNWIND,TURN AT LOW ALT WITH WING SLOTS IN OPEN POSITION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N542R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVND CAN DH 82A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.