- Date
- May 16, 1974
- Place
- S.Francisco, CA · S.FRANCISCO, CA
- Injuries
- 8 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N153PCDehavilland DH.104
- Status
- Completed · report July 1, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 173440
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0016 74/5/16 S.FRANCISCO,CALIF DEHAVILLAND DH.104 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 3600 TIME - 2025 N153PC PX- 0 0 7 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER TOTAL HOURS, 225 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - S.FRANCISCO INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP S.FRANCISCO,CALIF CARSON CITY,NEV S.LAKE TAHOE,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT TAXI: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: DEFICIENCY,COMPANY MAINTAINED EQPMT,SERVICES,REGULATION WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 49 270 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 17 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- RUDDER LCK NOT INSTALLED BY PREV CREW,CAUSED BRK AIR PRESS TO BLEED OFF.HIT DH125,N88GA,SUBST DMG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N153PC
- Reported as
- Dehavilland DH.104
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- S.Francisco Intl
N153PCRegistration cancelled Sep 17, 2009 · Dehavilland DH104 DOVE 6AAirframe modelDehavilland DH104 DOVE 6AEngine modelLycoming IO-720 series
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