# NTSB LAX75IL069: Dehavilland DH114, N411SA, Vandenberg Afb, CA, June 26, 1975

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 26, 1975
- Place: Vandenberg Afb, CA · VANDENBERG AFB, CA
- Location: 34.7280° N, 120.5065° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vandenberg AFB, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7280&lon=-120.5065&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 18 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 7, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150398
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75IL069
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75IL069

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0014  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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DH114
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Vandenberg Afb

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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