# NTSB LAX90TL#02: Douglas C-54B, N67109, Chico, CA, April 30, 1990

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Final report
- Date: April 30, 1990, 12:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place: Chico, CA
- Location: 39.7285° N, 121.8375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chico, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7285&lon=-121.8375&mi=10
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB case key (mKey): 26944
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX90TL#02
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/26944/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90TL%2302

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N67109](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67109-1991-08-26), registration cancelled 1991-08-26, S/N 10459 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS C-54B
- Registry model: [Douglas C54B-DC](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-c54b-dc) (registry code 3021516) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 10459
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Public aircraft, Part 91
- Operator: Usda, U.S. Forestry Service
- Registered owner: Aero Union Corporation
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Departed: CIC
- Destination: CIC

## Weather

- Conditions: Day

## FAA reports on this event (1)

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

- [Accident 19900430011979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900430011979A), Apr 30, 1990: Doug C54BDC, Chico, CA, Substantial damage. Landing gear collapsed. Aircraft veered off side of runway. Left wing tip caught fire. Fire spread to fuselage.

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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