# NTSB LAX66F0214: Beechcraft D35, N2988B, San Diego, CA, January 6, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 6, 1966
- Place: San Diego, CA · SAN DIEGO, CA
- Location: 32.7153° N, 117.1573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Diego, CA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7153&lon=-117.1573&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 30, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173970
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66F0214
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66F0214

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0232   66/1/6    SAN DIEGO CALIF     BEECHCRAFT D35      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 310
        TIME - 1305                    N2988B              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 24 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LINDBERGH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2988B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2988B-1994-12-16), registration cancelled 1994-12-16, S/N D3626 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT D35
- Registry model: [Beech D35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d35) (registry code 1151510) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lindbergh

## Other investigations on N2988B (4)

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 LAX93FA335](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA335), Aug 27, 1993: Beech D-35 (N2988B), Alpine, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTION CONTROL DURING THE INITIAL TAKEOFF CLIMB WHICH PLACED AN OBSTRUCTION IN THE AIRPLANE'S TAKEOFF FLIGHT PATH AND A SUBSEQUENT INADVERTENT STALL. A FACTOR…
- [NTSB OAK68D0071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68D0071), Aug 4, 1967: Beech D35 (N2988B), Arvin, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX67D0150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67D0150), Oct 2, 1966: Beech D35 (N2988B), Big Bear, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X4170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X4170), Sep 26, 1964: Beechcraft D35 (N2988B), Puyallup, WA, 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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