LAX65F0041

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft F-35 · Hawthorne, CA · April 13, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 13, 1965
Place
Hawthorne, CA · HAWTHORNE, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3396CBeechcraft F-35
Status
Completed · report May 20, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179023

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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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3-0662  65/4/13    HAWTHORNE CALIF     BEECHCRAFT F-35     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 327
        TIME - 2156                    N3396C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAWTHORNE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR

Aircraft

Registration
N3396C
Reported as
Beechcraft F-35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hawthorne

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