Plane Crash List

De Havilland 104-6A N420D

16 April 1970 · Morris, Illinois, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 16 April 1970 at about 12:10 local time, a De Havilland 104-6A registered N420D, operated by Fidelity Prope, was involved in an accident during in flight near Morris, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 12:10
Classification
Accident
Location
Morris, Illinois, United States
Nearest airport
Morris Muni
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
De Havilland 104-6A
Registration
N420D
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
2
Operator
Fidelity Prope
Operating rule
Corporate/Executive
Purpose of flight
Corporate/Executive
Phase of flight
In Flight
Route
S → Dupage, Ill
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-1682

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 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

PROP NOT FEA, DID NOT ENERGIZE FEA MOTOR, BUILD PRESSURE.FLAPS 20DEG, EXTDD LDG GR.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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no coordinates
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no coordinates
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no coordinates
- No injuries -
9 Apr 1964 De Havilland 104
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no coordinates
- No injuries -

All 9 records for this type

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