# NTSB LAX65D0081: Navion B, N8760H, Palm Springs, CA, March 13, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 13, 1965
- Place: Palm Springs, CA · PALM SPRINGS, CA
- Location: 33.8303° N, 116.5453° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palm Springs, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8303&lon=-116.5453&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 20, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178553
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX65D0081
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX65D0081

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1665  65/3/13    PALM SPRINGS CALI   NAVION B            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 2600
        TIME - 1445                    N8760H              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2400 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PALM SPRINGS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8760H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8760H-1967-07-06), registration cancelled 1967-07-06, S/N NAV-4-760 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION B
- Registry model: [North American NAVION](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-navion) (registry code 6150130) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Palm Springs

## Other investigations on N8760H (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 OAK67A0066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67A0066), Mar 6, 1967: Navion NAV-A (N8760H), S.Francisco, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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