# NTSB LAX78FUG16: Douglas A-26B, N99218, Chino, CA, February 9, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 9, 1978
- Place: Chino, CA · CHINO, CA
- Location: 33.9763° N, 117.6745° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chino, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9763&lon=-117.6745&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 8, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143588
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX78FUG16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUG16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0109   78/2/9    CHINO,CA            DOUGLAS A-26B       CR-  0  1  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 10000
        TIME - 1300                    N99218              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 1200 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHINO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MOJAVE,CA                   CHINO,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - THRUST REVERSAL-UNWANTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- NR 2 PROP WENT INTO REVERSE THRUST FOR UNDETERMINED REASON.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N99218 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS A-26B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Chino

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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