# NTSB LAX67F0224: Beech G35, N4502D, Van Nuys, CA, November 27, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 27, 1966
- Place: Van Nuys, CA · VAN NUYS, CA
- Location: 34.1867° N, 118.4490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Van Nuys, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1867&lon=-118.4490&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 30, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119871
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX67F0224
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67F0224

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4064  66/11/27   VAN NUYS CALIF      BEECH G35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 1600
        TIME - 1000                    N4502D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VAN NUYS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
        REMARKS- PILOTS ATTENTION WAS DIVERTED DUE TO HEAVY PATTERN AND COMMUNICATIONS TRAFFIC.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4502D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4502D-1981-05-06), registration cancelled 1981-05-06, S/N D4626 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G35
- Registry model: [Beech G35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g35) (registry code 1151516) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Van Nuys

## Other investigations on N4502D (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 DEN77FQA19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FQA19), Feb 13, 1977: Beech G35 (N4502D), Albuquerque, NM, destroyed

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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