ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 331710
Date: | Saturday 23 November 1968 |
Time: | 19:59 |
Type: | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 200 |
Owner/operator: | Cable Commuter |
Registration: | N7666 |
MSN: | 148 |
Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-20 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | 2,9 km N of Santa Ana-Orange County Airport, CA (SNA) -
United States of America
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX) |
Destination airport: | Santa Ana-Orange County Airport, CA (SNA/KSNA) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:Visibility was poor due to fog as the Twin Otter approached Santa Ana. On finals the airplane hit a 30 feet steel light pole on the edge of the Newport Freeway (Costa Mesa Freeway) and crashed
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - improper IFR operation
pilot in command - misjudged altitude
FACTORS:
weather - low ceiling
weather - fog
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | LAX69A0028 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 5 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB
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