# NTSB LAX66D0110: Curtiss C-1, N3865B, Long Beach, CA, October 3, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 3, 1965
- Place: Long Beach, CA · LONG BEACH, CA
- Location: 33.7670° N, 118.1892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Long Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7670&lon=-118.1892&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 15, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175671
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66D0110
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66D0110

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2862   65/10/3   LONG BEACH CALIF    CURTISS C-1         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 2300
        TIME - 1610                    N3865B              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3865B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3865B), registered now, S/N 469, built 1918 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CURTISS C-1
- Registry model: [Curtiss Wright ROBIN](https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-robin) (registry code 2620802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Wright CHAL R600](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-chal-r600) (registry code 67001, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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