LAX75IL069

NTSB incident investigation · Dehavilland DH114 · Vandenberg Afb, CA · June 26, 1975

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 26, 1975
Place
Vandenberg Afb, CA · VANDENBERG AFB, CA
Injuries
18 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N411SADehavilland DH114
Status
Completed · report August 7, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
150398

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0014  75/6/26    VANDENBERG AFB,CA   DEHAVILLAND DH114   CR-  0  0  3  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1903                    N411SA              PX-  0  0 15  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      25, 3260 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        2910 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VANDENBERG AFB
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN JOSE,CA                 PASO ROBLES,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED ON FOAMED RUNWAY
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PNEUMATIC HOSE TO L GR SHUTTLE VALVE FAILED. EMERG SYS ALSO MALFUNCTIONED FOR UNDET REASON.

Aircraft

Registration
N411SA
Reported as
Dehavilland DH114
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Vandenberg Afb