OAK70A0018

NTSB accident investigation · Dehavilland DH104 · San Francisco, CA · September 11, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 11, 1969
Place
San Francisco, CA · SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Uncontrolled descent
Aircraft
N13114Dehavilland DH104
Status
Completed · report March 6, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
160206

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3314  69/9/11    SAN FRANCISCO,CAL   DEHAVILLAND DH104   CR-  1  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2137                    N13114              PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      AGE 26, 2187 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D        650 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN FRANCISCO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EUREKA,CALIF                SAN FRANCISCO,CAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- PLT RPRTED LOSS OF PITCH CTL ON BASE LEG. ACFT NOT RECOVERED. PLT DROWNED,BODY FOUND 9/18/69.

Aircraft

Registration
N13114
Reported as
Dehavilland DH104
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
San Francisco

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