# NTSB LAX72AL047: Dehavilland DH114, N1420Z, Los Angeles, CA, January 24, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 24, 1972
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 18 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 7, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164706
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72AL047
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72AL047

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0048  72/1/24    LOS ANGELES,CALIF   DEHAVILLAND DH114   CR-  0  0  3  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1500                    N1420Z              PX-  0  0 15  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      50, 23250 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        2800 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOS ANGELES INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA MARIA,CALIF           LOS ANGELES,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- L AXLE PLUG FAILED,LOST NOSE WHEEL. FURTHER DMG WHEN NOSE GR FORK HIT BERM WHEN PLT CLEARED RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1420Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DH114
- 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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