# NTSB LAX66D0360: Beech B35, N8461A, Colton, CA, April 30, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 30, 1966
- Place: Colton, CA · COLTON, CA
- Location: 34.0491° N, 117.3287° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colton, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0491&lon=-117.3287&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 21, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171964
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66D0360
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66D0360

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2683  66/4/30    COLTON CALIF        BEECH B35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 3000
        TIME - 1030                    N8461A              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MORROW
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION
        CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE                                 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNLIMITED                                                2 MILES OR LESS
        PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE                           OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          NONE                                                     HAZE
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- SMOG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8461A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8461A), registered now, S/N D-2012, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- Registry model: [Beech A35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (registry code 1151504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Morrow

## Other investigations on N8461A (1)

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 LAX67F0019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67F0019), Jun 22, 1966: Beech A35 (N8461A), Phoenix, AZ, 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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