- Date
- March 4, 1977
- Place
- Fresno, CA · FRESNO, CA
- Injuries
- 14 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N411SADehavilland DH-114
- Status
- Completed · report December 8, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770304035179A
- Case key
- 152497
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3353 77/3/4 FRESNO,CA DEHAVILLAND DH-114 CR- 0 0 3 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1946 N411SA PX- 0 0 11 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 34, 3800 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D 2000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FRESNO AIR TERMIN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VISALIA,CA FRESNO,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR RETRACTED TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POOR WELD AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM REMARKS- LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR STABILIZER,PN 14-2U-325. STOP LUGS BRKN AT WELD. L WING DMGD ON ROLLOUT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N411SA
- Reported as
- Dehavilland DH-114
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fresno Air Termin
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.