# NTSB LAX77FA017: Dehavilland DHC-6, N66191, Los Angeles, CA, December 29, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 29, 1976
- 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: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 13 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 11, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149703
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77FA017
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FA017

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 1

- Registration: N66191 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-6
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Los Angeles Intl

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N66180](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66180-1988-07-05), registration cancelled 1988-07-05, S/N 180 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-6
- Registry model: [Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-twin-otter) (registry code 2802606) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Los Angeles Intl

## FAA reports on this event (2)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19761229042541A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761229042541A), Dec 29, 1976: Dhav DHC6*, Los Angeles, CA, Substantial damage. Ltg in area at tme of acdt blending wth acft lights making ident difficult
- [Accident 19761229042542A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761229042542A), Dec 29, 1976: Dhav DHC6*, Los Angeles, CA, Substantial damage. N66180 taxiing to maint hangar.

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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