# NTSB OAK69A0021: Dehavilland DH-104, N4040B, Las Vegas, NV, October 8, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 8, 1968
- Place: Las Vegas, NV · LAS VEGAS, NV
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 1, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 192149
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK69A0021
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK69A0021

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4753   68/10/8   LAS VEGAS,NEV       DEHAVILLAND DH-104  CR-  2  0  0  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0335                    N4040B              PX-  2  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      60, 17091 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        348 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCCARRAN FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- FIRE OF UNDETERMINED ORIGIN BENEATH COCKPIT FLOORBOARD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4040B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4040B-1970-07-27), registration cancelled 1970-07-27, S/N 04328 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DH-104
- Registry model: [Dehavilland DH104 DOVE 6A](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dh104-dove-6a) (registry code 2800410) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Mccarran Field

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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