# NTSB LAX67D0220: Beech J35, N735B, Goleta, CA, November 24, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 24, 1966
- Place: Goleta, CA · GOLETA, CA
- Location: 34.4354° N, 119.8589° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Goleta, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4354&lon=-119.8589&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 10, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120588
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX67D0220
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67D0220

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0862  66/11/24   GOLETA CALIF        BEECH J35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 262
        TIME - 1230                    N735B               PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA BARBARA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER
        REMARKS- LOW BATTERY.LOCAL PILOT HAND PROPPED ENG WITH IGNITION SWITCH ON,STRUCK BY PROP WHEN ENG.STARTED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N735B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N735B-2017-07-13), registration cancelled 2017-07-13, S/N D-5563, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH J35
- Registry model: [Beech J35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-j35) (registry code 1151522) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Santa Barbara

## Other investigations on N735B (2)

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 FTW99LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA126), Apr 29, 1999: Beech J35 (N735B), Bass, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft directional control during landing roll on a gravel road. Factors were the clouds and low ceilings, the low fuel status, and the gravel road condition.
- [NTSB DEN69D0017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69D0017), Jun 16, 1968: Beech J35 (N735B), Spanish Fork, UT, 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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