- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | June 28, 1971 |
Time: | 1800 |
Location: | Garberville, California |
Operator: | Shelter Cove Sea Park |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Shelter Cove, CA - San Jose, CA |
AC Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
Registration: | N90627 |
cn / ln: | 4642 |
Aboard: | 24 (passengers:21 crew:3) |
Fatalities: | 17 (passengers:15 crew:2) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The aircraft was unable to gain height on takeoff. It struck a transformer and a building, became airborne and went off a cliff into the ocean. Failure of the pilot to remove the rudder and elavator gust locks. |
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