LAX77FA017

NTSB accident investigation · Dehavilland DHC-6 · Los Angeles, CA · December 29, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 29, 1976
Place
Los Angeles, CA · LOS ANGELES, CA
Injuries
13 uninjured
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N66191Dehavilland DHC-6N66180Dehavilland DHC-6
Status
Completed · report May 11, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
149703

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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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3-4074  76/12/29   LOS ANGELES,CA      DEHAVILLAND DHC-6   CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1732                    N66180              PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      38, 11090 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0 12  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        4771 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOS ANGELES INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOS ANGELES,CA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SPACING OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- N66180 TAXIING TO MAINT HANGAR.
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4074  76/12/29   LOS ANGELES,CA      DEHAVILLAND DHC-6   CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1732                    N66191              PX-  0  0 10  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      52, 12098 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        6528 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOS ANGELES INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOS ANGELES,CA              SANTA ANA,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SPACING OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- LTG IN AREA AT TME OF ACDT BLENDING WTH ACFT LIGHTS MAKING IDENT DIFFICULT

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N66191
Reported as
Dehavilland DHC-6
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Los Angeles Intl
Registration
N66180
Reported as
Dehavilland DHC-6
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Los Angeles Intl

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.