# NTSB LAX65D0017: Beechcraft D-35, N3469B, Oxnard, CA, January 28, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 28, 1965
- Place: Oxnard, CA · OXNARD, CA
- Location: 34.1994° N, 119.2075° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oxnard, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1994&lon=-119.2075&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 28, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179612
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX65D0017
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX65D0017

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0474  65/1/28    OXNARD CALIF        BEECHCRAFT D-35     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 1400
        TIME - 1200                    N3469B              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 251 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VENTURA COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3469B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3469B-2000-01-19), registration cancelled 2000-01-19, S/N D-3695 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT D-35
- Registry model: [Beech D35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d35) (registry code 1151510) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ventura County

## Other investigations on N3469B (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 SEA98LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA120), Jul 4, 1998: Beech D35 (N3469B), Driggs, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: Excessive pressure in the fuel control unit. A foreign material/substance found on the fuel system screens was a factor.

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.

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