What the records say
- When
- 9 Jan 1975
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 33.98° N, 118.07° W
- Description
- 1975 mid-air collision
- Deaths
- 14
- Injured
- 0
- Cause
- aviation accident
Golden West Airlines Flight 261
1975 mid-air collision
Golden West Airlines Flight 261, a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter, collided with a Cessna 150 (N11421), owned by CessnAir Aviation, Inc., near Whittier, California. The accident occurred on January 9, 1975, at approximately 4:07 p.m. PST, while the Sun was just 9 degrees above the western horizon, directly into the eyes of the pilots of GW flight 261.
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