- Date
- February 20, 1969
- Place
- Chico, CA · CHICO, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N951SMDehavilland DHC-6
- Status
- Completed · report May 6, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 191372
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0241 69/2/20 CHICO,CALIF DEHAVILLAND DHC-6 CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1210 N951SM PX- 0 0 0 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 41, 6907 TOTAL HOURS, 668 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION LIGHTNING STRIKE LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) WEATHER - LIGHTNING STRIKE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - RAIN WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 800 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 4 MILES OR LESS RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS FOG IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR REMARKS- LIGHTNING NOT FORECAST. LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER DAMAGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N951SM
- Reported as
- Dehavilland DHC-6
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage