# NTSB LAX80FVD39: Dehavilland DH-82, San Rafael, CA, September 28, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 28, 1980
- Place: San Rafael, CA · SAN RAFAEL, CA
- Location: 37.9810° N, 122.5069° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Rafael, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9810&lon=-122.5069&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 16, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129053
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FVD39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVD39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-0015  80/9/28    SAN RAFAEL,CA       DEHAVILLAND DH-82   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 58,
        TIME - 1420                    CFFDZ               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, 48 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SMITH RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN RAFAEL,CA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        REMARKS- L WING DROPPED,HIT LEVEE WHEN PLT ADDED PWR.WND GSTG 10KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: CFFDZ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DH-82
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Smith Ranch

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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