- Date
- June 27, 1971
- Place
- Garberville, CA · GARBERVILLE, CA
- Injuries
- 17 fatal, 4 serious, 3 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N90627Douglas DC-3
- Status
- Completed · report September 29, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161252
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0096 71/6/27 GARBERVILLE,CALIF DOUGLAS DC-3 CR- 2 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1800 N90627 PX- 15 3 3 CORP/EXEC 43, 12000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SHELTER COVE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SHELTER COVE CALIF SAN JOSE,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S) TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GUST LOCKS ENGAGED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- FAILED TO REMOVE RUDDER AND ELEVATOR CONTROL LOCKS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N90627
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Shelter Cove
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