- Date
- January 23, 1966
- Place
- Sunset Beach, CA · SUNSET BEACH, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8357DBeech J35
- Status
- Completed · report December 28, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172866
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3185 66/1/23 SUNSET BEACH CALI BEECH J35 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 402 TIME - 1215 N8357D PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 260 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MEADOWLARK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: MOTORS AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS REMARKS- INTERMITTENT GEAR MOTOR OPERATION, WARNING HORN INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY EXTENSION NOT USED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8357D
- Reported as
- Beech J35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Meadowlark
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