De Havilland DH-104 N4040B
8 October 1968 · Las Vegas, Nevada, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 8 October 1968 at about 03:35 local time, a De Havilland DH-104 registered N4040B, operated by Catalina-Vega*, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 03:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Nearest airport
- McCarran Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DH-104
- Registration
- N4040B
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Catalina-Vega*
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Moonlight-Bright)
- NTSB number
- 3-4753
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
FIRE OF UNDETERMINED ORIGIN BENEATH COCKPIT FLOORBOARD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other De Havilland DH-104 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Nov 1969 | De Havilland DH-104 | Weed, California, United States | Galaxy Airline | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1966 | De Havilland DH-104 | Washington Dc, District of Columbia, United States | Broome County | No injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 1971 | De Havilland DH 104 | Chester, Montana, United States | Simplot Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 1971 | De Havilland DH 104 | East Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Argo Air, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 7 Feb 1965 | De Havilland DH-104 | Burbank Calif, California, United States | CAL Pacific | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 1964 | De Havilland DH-104 | Detroit Mich, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |