# NTSB LAX68A0109: Beech A35, N677B, Borrego, CA, June 22, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 22, 1968
- Place: Borrego, CA · BORREGO, CA
- Location: 33.2212° N, 116.3342° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Borrego, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2212&lon=-116.3342&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 6, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109901
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX68A0109
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68A0109

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2047  68/6/22    BORREGO,CALIF       BEECH A35           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 430
        TIME - 1945                    N677B               PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BORREGO SPGS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- UNABLE TO LAND ON RNWY. LANDED ON DESERT ROAD,DAMAGED WING AND GEAR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N677B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N677B-1972-02-28), registration cancelled 1972-02-28, S/N D-1680 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A35
- Registry model: [Beech A35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (registry code 1151504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Borrego Spgs

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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