Eureka - San Francisco

On September 11, 1969 at 09:37 PM, Eureka - San Francisco experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.104 Dove, operated by Eureka Aero Industries, with the event recorded near San Francisco California.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 50.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

On final approach to San Francisco Airport, while on a night cargo flight, the crew reported pitch problems when control was lost. The airplane crashed into the sea few miles off shore. The copilot was rescued while the body of the captain was found a week later. The airplane sank and was not recovered.

Aircraft reference details include registration N13114, MSN 04092, year of manufacture 1947.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 37.7879°, -122.4075°.