# NTSB LAX65F0077: Beechcraft P-35, N8905M, Torrance, CA, April 7, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 7, 1965
- Place: Torrance, CA · TORRANCE, CA
- Location: 33.8305° N, 118.3566° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Torrance, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8305&lon=-118.3566&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 19, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178543
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX65F0077
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX65F0077

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1624   65/4/7    TORRANCE CALIF      BEECHCRAFT P-35     CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1047                    N8905M              PX-  0  0  1  DUAL                      AGE 36, 10000 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 450 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TORRANCE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8905M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8905M-1989-12-21), registration cancelled 1989-12-21, S/N D7303 (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: Torrance

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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