De Havilland DHC-6 N953SM
30 October 1969 · Santa Ana, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 30 October 1969 at about 19:45 local time, a De Havilland DHC-6 registered N953SM, operated by Golden West AI, was involved in an incident during the landing phase of flight near Santa Ana, California, United States. 20 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:45
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Santa Ana, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Orange County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DHC-6
- Registration
- N953SM
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Golden West AI
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Los Angeles, Calif → S
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 5-0044
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
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
STRUCK MUD HEN. R WINDSHIELD FAILED. LANDED OK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other De Havilland DHC-6 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Sep 1969 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Sagwon, Alaska, United States | Interior Airwa | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Oct 1969 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Point Barrow, Alaska, United States | Interior Airwa | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 1969 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Jamaica, New York, United States | New York Airways, Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
| 12 Feb 1969 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Red Bank, New Jersey, United States | Suburban Air * | No injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1969 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Oakland, California, United States | Golden West AI | No injuries | - |
| 20 Feb 1969 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Chico, California, United States | Sky Mark Airl* | 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 |