De Havilland DH104 N13114
11 September 1969 · San Francisco, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 11 September 1969 at about 21:37 local time, a De Havilland DH104 registered N13114, operated by Eureka Aero In, was involved in an accident during in flight near San Francisco, California, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:37
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Francisco, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- San Francisco
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DH104
- Registration
- N13114
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Eureka Aero In
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Eureka, Calif → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3314
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 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
PLT RPRTED LOSS OF PITCH CTL ON BASE LEG. ACFT NOT RECOVERED. PLT DROWNED, BODY FOUND 9/18/69.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other De Havilland DH104 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Nov 1969 | De Havilland DH104 | Laverne, California, United States | Los Angeles AI | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1969 | De Havilland DH104 | Kekaha, Hawaii, United States | Trans Isle Ai* | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 May 1969 | De Havilland DH104 | Santa Monica, California, United States | L.a.air Taxi * | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1968 | De Havilland DH104 | Colusa, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Sep 1968 | De Havilland DH104 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Air Time Inc * | Fatal | 2 |
| 9 Jan 1968 | De Havilland DH104 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Mid Continent* | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |