# NTSB LAX67D0150: Beech D35, N2988B, Big Bear, CA, October 2, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 2, 1966
- Place: Big Bear, CA · BIG BEAR, CA
- Location: 34.2611° N, 116.8450° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Bear City, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2611&lon=-116.8450&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 10, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120854
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX67D0150
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67D0150

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3314   66/10/2   BIG BEAR CALIF      BEECH D35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 504
        TIME - 0730                    N2988B              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 93 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BIG BEAR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          GROUND FOG                                               CALM
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           40                                                      BELOW MINIMUMS
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- PILOT MADE SUCCESSFUL GO AROUND AND LANDED AT ANOTHER FIELD.PATCH OF GROUND FOG ON RUNWAY.
```

## Aircraft

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

## 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 LAX66F0214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66F0214), Jan 6, 1966: Beechcraft D35 (N2988B), San Diego, 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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