# NTSB LAX66F0062: Beechcraft A-35, N606B, Hawthorne, CA, July 10, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 10, 1965
- Place: Hawthorne, CA · HAWTHORNE, CA
- Location: 33.9148° N, 118.3481° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hawthorne, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9148&lon=-118.3481&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 10, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176995
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66F0062
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66F0062

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2000  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N606B-2025-03-29), registration cancelled 2025-03-29, S/N D-1627, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT A-35
- 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: Hawthorne

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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