# NTSB LAX69I0071: Dehavilland DH104, N427LA, Santa Monica, CA, May 23, 1969

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 23, 1969
- Place: Santa Monica, CA · SANTA MONICA, CA
- Location: 34.0109° N, 118.4982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Monica, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0109&lon=-118.4982&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 13, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173065
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX69I0071
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69I0071

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0010  69/5/23    SANTA MONICA,CAL    DEHAVILLAND DH104   CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 6400
        TIME - 1715                    N427LA              PX-  0  0  2  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA MONICA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: OTHER
        REMARKS- L BRAKE FAILED,NO EMERG SYS.ROLLED DOWN SLOPING RAMP INTO HEDGE,FENCE.WG HIT PARKED ACFT,MINOR DMG
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N427LA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N427LA-2017-11-18), registration cancelled 2017-11-18, S/N 04353, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DH104
- Registry model: [Dehavilland DH104 DOVE 6BA](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dh104-dove-6ba) (registry code 2800412) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Dehav ENG GQ-70-4](https://openairdocs.org/engine/dehav-eng-gq-70-4) (registry code 20006, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Santa Monica

## Other investigations on N427LA (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX70F0208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70F0208), Nov 18, 1969: Dehavilland DH104 (N427LA), Laverne, CA, 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.

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