LAX67D0229

NTSB accident investigation · Beech B35 · Santa Monica, CA · November 25, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 25, 1966
Place
Santa Monica, CA · SANTA MONICA, CA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N424BBeech B35
Status
Completed · report April 3, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119903

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4103  66/11/25   SANTA MONICA CALI   BEECH B35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 300
        TIME - 1330                    N424B               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 120 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA MONICA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK UNMARKED HOLE IN TIE DOWN AREA.

Aircraft

Registration
N424B
Reported as
Beech B35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Santa Monica

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.