De Havilland DH-114 N411SA
4 March 1977 · Fresno, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 March 1977 at about 19:46 local time, a De Havilland DH-114 registered N411SA, operated by Swift Aire Inc, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Fresno, California, United States. 14 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 19:46
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fresno, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Fresno Air Termin
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DH-114
- Registration
- N411SA
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Swift Aire Inc
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- Visalia, Ca → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Moonlight-Bright)
- NTSB number
- 3-3353
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
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
LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR STABILIZER, PN 14-2U-325. STOP LUGS BRKN AT WELD. L WING DMGD ON ROLLOUT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other De Havilland DH-114 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Mar 1977 | De Havilland DH-114 | New York, New York, United States | Newport Aero | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1979 | De Havilland DH-114 | St Croix, Virgin Islands, United States | Prinair | Fatal | 8 |
| 28 Jan 1980 | De Havilland DH 114 | San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States | Prinair | No injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 1980 | De Havilland DH-114 | Immokalee, Florida, United States | Air Miami Inc | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1981 | De Havilland DH-114 | St Thomas, Virgin Islands, United States | Prinair | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 1981 | De Havilland DH-114 | San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States | Prinair | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1977 | Cessna 182Q | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1977 | Beechcraft B24R | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1977 | Hiller UH-12E | Thermal, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Fort Plain, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1977 | Cessna 188 | Brookland, Arkansas, United States | JAY H Harmon | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1977 | Eaa Biplane P | Kennewick, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |