# NTSB LAX70F0208: Dehavilland DH104, N427LA, Laverne, CA, November 18, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 18, 1969
- Place: Laverne, CA · LAVERNE, CA
- Location: 34.1205° N, 117.7699° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Verne, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1205&lon=-117.7699&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 4, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148653
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70F0208
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70F0208

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3194  69/11/18   LAVERNE,CALIF       DEHAVILLAND DH104   CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1430                    N427LA              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            41, 13290 TOTAL HOURS, 59
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRACKETT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PALM SPRINGS,CALIF          LAVERNE,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: FROM LANDING
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (EMERGENCY SYSTEM)
        REMARKS- LOST CNTL TURNING OFF RWY. BRAKE VALVE MALFUNCTIONED FOR UNDETERMINED REASON.
```

## 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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Brackett

## 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 LAX69I0071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69I0071), May 23, 1969: Dehavilland DH104 (N427LA), Santa Monica, CA, incident, minor 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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