# NTSB LAX66F0053: Beechcraft K-35, N878R, Chino, CA, July 11, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 11, 1965
- Place: Chino, CA · CHINO, CA
- Location: 33.9763° N, 117.6745° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chino, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9763&lon=-117.6745&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 8, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176957
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66F0053
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66F0053

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1959  65/7/11    CHINO CALIF         BEECHCRAFT K-35     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 1100
        TIME - 1145                    N878R               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHINO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          LDG GR-RETRACTED FOR UNDETERMINED REASON
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N878R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N878R-2001-03-08), registration cancelled 2001-03-08, S/N D-6059 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT K-35
- Registry model: [Beech K35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-k35) (registry code 1151524) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Chino

## Other investigations on N878R (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 LAX00FA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00FA300), Aug 14, 2000: Beech K35 (N878R), Newberry Spring, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The crankshaft's fatigue failure at the site of an electrical arc mark stress riser, during cruise flight. Contributing factors were the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, improper decision,…

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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