De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter crash, Jan 9, 1975 (14 killed)
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter accident on January 9, 1975 near Whittier California, United States with 14 fatalities. Cause: The NTSB found that both...
- Date: January 9, 1975
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
- Location: Whittier California, United States
- Fatalities: 14
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The NTSB found that both flight crews failed to see the other aircraft in time to take evasive action, with the sun position, closure rate and the need to visually acquire radar reported traffic as contributing factors (report AAR-75-14).
A Golden West Twin Otter on a scheduled flight to Los Angeles collided in mid air with a Cessna 150 on a training flight near Whittier, California. All 14 people in both aircraft died, and debris damaged homes and lawns on the ground.