# NTSB MKC68F0455: Dehaviland DH104, N4042B, Norfolk, NE, January 25, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 25, 1968
- Place: Norfolk, NE · NORFOLK, NE
- Location: 42.0282° N, 97.4278° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Norfolk, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0282&lon=-97.4278&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 5, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111864
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68F0455
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0455

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0357  68/1/25    NORFOLK,NEBR        DEHAVILAND DH104    CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 3950
        TIME - 1400                    N4042B              PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      TOTAL HOURS, 750 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KARL STEFAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
        REMARKS- GEAR LIGHTS AND WARNING HORN INOPERATIVE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4042B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4042B-2014-10-06), registration cancelled 2014-10-06, S/N 4329, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILAND DH104
- Registry model: [Dehavilland DH104 DOVE 6A](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dh104-dove-6a) (registry code 2800410) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Dehav ENG GQ-70MK2](https://openairdocs.org/engine/dehav-eng-gq-70mk2) (registry code 20007, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Karl Stefan

## Other investigations on N4042B (1)

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.

- [NTSB SEA76FYC35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FYC35), Mar 7, 1976: Dehavilland DH-104 (N4042B), Vancouver, WA, substantial damage

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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