# NTSB UNK64X1233: Dehavilland 104, N4161B, Burbank, CA, April 9, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 9, 1964
- Place: Burbank, CA · BURBANK, CA
- Location: 34.1901° N, 118.3264° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burbank, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1901&lon=-118.3264&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 12 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184667
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1233
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1233

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0863   64/4/9    BURBANK CALIF       DEHAVILLAND 104     CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1900                    N4161B              PX-  0  0 10  AIR TAXI-PASSG            38, 11000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            350 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOCKHEED AIR TERM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
          LDG GR-RT BRAKE AIR BLADDER FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4161B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4161B-2014-10-06), registration cancelled 2014-10-06, S/N 04307, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND 104
- Registry model: [Dehavilland DH104 DOVE 5A](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dh104-dove-5a) (registry code 2800406) (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: Lockheed Air Term

## Other investigations on N4161B (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX66A0103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66A0103), Jun 18, 1966: Dehaviland DHI04 (N4161B), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage

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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