De Havilland DH114 N1420Z
9 January 1966 · Tucson Ariz, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 January 1966 at about 10:19 local time, a De Havilland DH114 registered N1420Z, operated by Apache Airline, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Tucson Ariz, Arizona, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:19
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tucson Ariz, Arizona, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DH114
- Registration
- N1420Z
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Apache Airline
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1242
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
CRANKCASE FAILURE CAUSED FUEL LINE FAILURE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other De Havilland DH114 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 1967 | De Havilland DH114 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | Apache Airlin* | No injuries | - |
| 1 Dec 1969 | De Havilland DH114 | Charlotte Amal, Virgin Islands, United States | Puerto Rico In | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 1969 | De Havilland DH114 | Aspen, Colorado, United States | Aspen Airways* | No injuries | - |
| 28 Dec 1969 | De Havilland DH114 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | Wright Airline | No injuries | - |
| 11 Feb 1970 | De Havilland DH114 | Reading, Pennsylvania, United States | Suburban Airli | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 1972 | De Havilland DH114 | Ponce, Puerto Rico, United States | Puerto Rico In | Fatal | 5 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1966 | Hughes 269A | Fort Collins Colo, Colorado, United States | Kensair Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1966 | Piper PA-22 | Lake City Fla, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1966 | Brantly B-2 | N.platte Nebr, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1966 | Grumman TBM | Elko Nev, Nevada, United States | Sonora Avaitio | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1966 | Cessna 182 | Plankinton S Dak, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jan 1966 | Cessna 140A | Geneva Ny, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |