LAX67F0228

NTSB accident investigation · Beech A35 · San Diego, CA · December 10, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 10, 1966
Place
San Diego, CA · SAN DIEGO, CA
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N482BBeech A35
Status
Completed · report March 31, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119907

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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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3-4107  66/12/10   SAN DIEGO CAL       BEECH A35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 385
        TIME - 1412                    N482B               PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 201 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTGOMERY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        FACTOR(S)
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: BATTERIES
        REMARKS- BATTERY DEAD.INSUFFICIENT POWER TO LOCK NOSE GEAR DOWN.CAUSE OF BATTERY DISCHARGE NOT DETERMINED.

Aircraft

Registration
N482B
Reported as
Beech A35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Montgomery

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.