# NTSB LAX67F0228: Beech A35, N482B, San Diego, CA, December 10, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 10, 1966
- Place: San Diego, CA · SAN DIEGO, CA
- Location: 32.7153° N, 117.1573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Diego, CA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7153&lon=-117.1573&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 31, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119907
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX67F0228
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67F0228

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N482B-2013-02-25), registration cancelled 2013-02-25, S/N D-1501, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A35
- Registry model: [Beech A35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (registry code 1151504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E225 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (registry code 17015, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Montgomery

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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