# NTSB LAX65D0091: Beechcraft P-35, N8698M, Sj Capistrano, CA, June 4, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 4, 1965
- Place: Sj Capistrano, CA · SJ CAPISTRANO, CA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 27, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177580
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX65D0091
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX65D0091

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1769   65/6/4    SJ CAPISTRANO CAL   BEECHCRAFT P-35     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 3300
        TIME - 1700                    N8698M              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RANCHO VIEJO
        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: [N8698M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8698M-1972-04-29), registration cancelled 1972-04-29, S/N D-7284 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT P-35
- Registry model: [Beech P35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-p35) (registry code 1151530) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rancho Viejo

## Other investigations on N8698M (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 LAX70AL062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70AL062), Mar 30, 1970: Beech P35 (N8698M), Brea, CA, destroyed, 1 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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