# NTSB OAK70D0159: Dehavilland DH-104, N4959N, Weed, CA, November 2, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 2, 1969
- Place: Weed, CA · WEED, CA
- Location: 41.4121° N, 122.3810° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Weed, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4121&lon=-122.3810&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 13 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 21, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153592
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK70D0159
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70D0159

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4300   69/11/2   WEED,CALIF          DEHAVILLAND DH-104  CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1235                    N4959N              PX-  0  0 11  AIR TAXI-PASSG            45, 10000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            800 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WEED
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OAKLAND,CALIF               WEED,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        REMARKS- STRUCK LARGE ROCKS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4959N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4959N-2012-09-18), registration cancelled 2012-09-18, S/N 04311, built 1954 (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)
- 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: Weed

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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