# NTSB LAX67A0042: Lockheed 18, N699C, Pacoima, CA, October 19, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 19, 1966
- Place: Pacoima, CA · PACOIMA, CA
- Location: 34.2625° N, 118.4270° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pacoima, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2625&lon=-118.4270&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 8, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121567
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX67A0042
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67A0042

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0930  66/10/19   PACOIMA CALIF       LOCKHEED 18         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR,
        TIME - 1030                    N699C               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  2882 TOTAL HOURS, 73 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITMAN AIRPARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - RETRACTED GEAR PREMATURELY
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        REMARKS- PLT DID NOT ESTABLISH A DEFINITE CLIMB REGIME BEFORE GEAR RETRACTION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N699C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N699C-2014-09-03), registration cancelled 2014-09-03, S/N 2354, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LOCKHEED 18
- Registry model: [Lockheed 18-56](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-18-56) (registry code 5261642) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Wright C9HD series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-c9hd-series) (registry code 67028, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Whitman Airpark

## Other investigations on N699C (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 LAX67A0095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67A0095), Apr 11, 1967: Lockheed 18 (N699C), Aguila, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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