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Shelter Cove Airport

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2012 photo

ICAO: none

FAA LID: 0Q5

Summary

Airport type

Public

Operator

Shelter Cove Resort

Location

Shelter Cove, California

Elevation AMSL

69 ft / 21 m

Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
12/30	3,400	1,036	Asphalt

Shelter Cove Airport (FAA LID: 0Q5) is a public airport located in Shelter Cove, serving Humboldt County, California, USA. This general aviation airport covers 50 acres and has one runway.

The proximity to the ocean and on-field restaurant make the Shelter Cove Airport a popular fly-in destination when weather permits.

Accidents and incidents[edit]

On 28 June 1971, Douglas C-47 N90627 of Lake Riverside Estates crashed on take-off on a domestic non-scheduled passenger flight to San Jose International Airport. Seventeen of the 24 people on board were killed. The cause of the accident was that flight was attempted with the rudder and elevator gust locks in place. Inadequate pre-flight inspection was a contributory factor.^[1]

^ "N90627 Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 19 September 2010.

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