- Date
- January 9, 1975
- Place
- Whittier, CA · WHITTIER, CA
- Injuries
- 14 fatal
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Status
- Completed · report October 22, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19750109005841A19750109005842A
- Case key
- 170131
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1941 75/1/9 WHITTIER,CA DEHAVILLAND DHC-6 CR- 2 0 0 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1607 N6383 PX- 10 0 0 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 47, 9366 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 2 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D 2774 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ONTARIO,CA LOS ANGELES,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - APPROACH CONTROL LANDING RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES - 33 HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 90 VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 1 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1941 75/1/9 WHITTIER,CA CESSNA 150 CR- 2 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1607 N11421 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL 47, 22010 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 12 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LONG BEACH,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES - 57 HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 90 VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 1 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N11421
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
- Registration
- N6383
- Reported as
- Dehavilland DHC-6
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.