# NTSB LAX66F0104: Beechcraft D-50, N220ES, Burbank, CA, September 2, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 2, 1965
- Place: Burbank, CA · BURBANK, CA
- Location: 34.1901° N, 118.3264° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burbank, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1901&lon=-118.3264&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 4, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175588
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66F0104
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66F0104

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2763   65/9/2    BURBANK CALIF       BEECHCRAFT D-50     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1915                    N220ES              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  47, 13000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            350 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOCKHEED AIR TERM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY FAILED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N220ES (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT D-50
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lockheed Air Term

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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