# Accident 19970728023659A: Beech V35B, Los Angeles, CA, July 28, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1997, 09:04 local time
- Place: Los Angeles, CA
- Airport: Whiteman Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2501° N, 118.4107° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2501&lon=-118.4107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1834Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,849 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA263) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970728023659A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

OVERLOOKED CHECKING GEAR DOWN. LANDED GEAR UP.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX97LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA263), Jul 28, 1997: Beech V35B (N1834Z), Pacoima, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to ensure that the landing gear was lowered before touchdown.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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