# NTSB LAX68A0042: Lockheed L-286, N265LC, Van Nuys, CA, October 20, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 20, 1967
- 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 December 11, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113468
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX68A0042
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68A0042

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0716  67/10/20   VAN NUYS,CALIF      LOCKHEED L-286      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 13000
        TIME - 0925                    N265LC              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VAN NUYS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N265LC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N265LC-1989-06-13), registration cancelled 1989-06-13, S/N 2002 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LOCKHEED L-286
- Registry model: [Lockheed L-286](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-l-286) (registry code 5263802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Van Nuys

## Other investigations on N265LC (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 LAX67A0078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67A0078), Feb 16, 1967: Lockheed L-286 (N265LC), Sunland, CA, substantial damage

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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