LAX67F0157

NTSB accident investigation · Beech N35 · Santa Monica, CA · October 6, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 6, 1966
Place
Santa Monica, CA · SANTA MONICA, CA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1300ZBeech N35
Status
Completed · report January 12, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
120860

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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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3-3319   66/10/6   SANTA MONICA CAL    BEECH N35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 5000
        TIME - 2201                    N1300Z              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1300 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA MONICA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR ACTUATING ROD FAILED.

Aircraft

Registration
N1300Z
Reported as
Beech N35
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.