# NTSB LAX66D0083: Beechcraft 35, N1252Z, Big Bear, CA, August 11, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 11, 1965
- Place: Big Bear, CA · BIG BEAR, CA
- Location: 34.2611° N, 116.8450° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Bear City, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2611&lon=-116.8450&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 4, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176652
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66D0083
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66D0083

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2392  65/8/11    BIG BEAR CALIF      BEECHCRAFT 35       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 3000
        TIME - 0800                    N1252Z              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BIG BEAR
        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: [N1252Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1252Z-2012-10-11), registration cancelled 2012-10-11, S/N D-6715, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT 35
- Registry model: [Beech N35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-n35) (registry code 1151528) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Big Bear

## Other investigations on N1252Z (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 NYC92LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA095), Jun 3, 1992: Beech N35 (N1252Z), Delaware, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: A LOSS OF CONTROL IN FLIGHT DUE TO WAKE TUBULENCE FROM A PRECEDING HELICOPTER. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO RECOGINIZE THE HAZARDS OF HIS CLOSE PROXIMITY BEHIND…
- [NTSB LAX68D0098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68D0098), Aug 12, 1967: Beech N35 (N1252Z), Daggett, 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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