LAX66A0056

NTSB accident investigation · Lockheed 286 · Oxnard, CA · January 8, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 8, 1966
Place
Oxnard, CA · OXNARD, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N286LLockheed 286
Status
Completed · report August 22, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174511

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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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2-0155   66/1/8    OXNARD CALIF        LOCKHEED 286        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1410                    N286L               PX-  0  0  0  EXPERIMENTATION           44, 15000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            250 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VENTURA COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- C.G.WAS AT AFT LIMIT FOR THIS FLIGHT WHICH WAS TO OBTAIN DATA FOR FAA CERTIFICATION.

Aircraft

Registration
N286L
Reported as
Lockheed 286
Category
Helicopter
Engine
turbo shaft
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Ventura County

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.

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