LAX66F0062

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft A-35 · Hawthorne, CA · July 10, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 10, 1965
Place
Hawthorne, CA · HAWTHORNE, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N606BBeechcraft A-35
Status
Completed · report September 10, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176995

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2000  65/7/10    HAWTHORNE CALIF     BEECHCRAFT A-35     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 2500
        TIME - 1315                    N606B               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAWTHORNE
        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

Aircraft

Registration
N606B
Reported as
Beechcraft A-35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hawthorne

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.