# NTSB LAX66A0081: Lockheed CL 286, N286L, Oxnard, CA, April 29, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 29, 1966
- Place: Oxnard, CA · OXNARD, CA
- Location: 34.1994° N, 119.2075° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oxnard, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1994&lon=-119.2075&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 18, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172410
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66A0081
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66A0081

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0328  66/4/29    OXNARD CALIF        LOCKHEED CL 286     CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1205                    N286L               PX-  0  0  0  EXPERIMENTATION           38, 7071 TOTAL HOURS, 15
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VENTURA COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           STATIC: IDLING ROTORS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INCORRECT TRIM SETTING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LANDED ON TAXIWAY. FAILED TO RESET CYCLIC TRIM AFTER TOUCHDOWN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N286L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N286L-1989-06-08), registration cancelled 1989-06-08, S/N 2001 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LOCKHEED CL 286
- Registry model: [Lockheed L-286](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-l-286) (registry code 5263802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ventura County

## Other investigations on N286L (2)

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 LAX68D0263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68D0263), Nov 28, 1967: Lockheed 286 (N286L), Santa Paula, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX66A0056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66A0056), Jan 8, 1966: Lockheed 286 (N286L), Oxnard, CA, substantial damage

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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