LAX65D0071

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft C-35 · Fullerton, CA · March 16, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 16, 1965
Place
Fullerton, CA · FULLERTON, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1821DBeechcraft C-35
Status
Completed · report August 16, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
178533

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1547  65/3/16    FULLERTON CALIF     BEECHCRAFT C-35     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 1107
        TIME - 1615                    N1821D              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FULLERTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- MATERIAL FAILURE OF NOSE GEAR RETRACT ROD

Aircraft

Registration
N1821D
Reported as
Beechcraft C-35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Fullerton

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.