Paso Robles - Los Angeles

On March 6, 1975 at 04:23 AM, Paso Robles - Los Angeles experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.104 Dove, operated by Trans National Airlines - TNA, with the event recorded near Carpinteria California.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is technical failure. While cruising by night in marginal weather conditions (low clouds), the airplane struck the slope of a mountain located near Carpinteria. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and the pilot, sole on board, was killed. The wreckage was found two days later.

Aircraft reference details include registration N424SF, MSN 04335, year of manufacture 1952.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 34.3989°, -119.5185°.