Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary LAX83LA467

DAVENPORT, CA, USA

Aircraft #1

N206TB

de Havilland B-206

Analysis

THE ACFT COLLIDED OR DITCHED IN THE WATER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EVADE CUSTOMS OFFICIALS. CUSTOM OFFICIALS HAD BEEN WATCHING THIS ACFT AND FOLLOWED IT FROM MEXICO. AFTER A TOUCH AND GO LANDING AT COMPTON THE ACFT LEFT THE LOS ANGELES AREA AT 200 FT MSL TRYING TO MANEUVER AWAY FROM THE CUSTOMS ACFT. THE CUSTOMS OFFICIALS LOST SIGHT OF THE ACFT IN A FOG BANK AT 10 FT AGL TWO MILES FROM SHORE AT DAVENPORT, CA. ON 9/17 A CAMPER REPORTED 2 BAGS OF MARIJUANA WASHED ASHORE AT DAVENPORT. ON 9/28 THE PLTS BODY WASHED ASHORE AT BEAN HOLLOW PT, CA. IN OCTOBER 3 PARTS OF THE ACFT WASHED ASHORE.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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