# NTSB LAX68D0263: Lockheed 286, N286L, Santa Paula, CA, November 28, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 28, 1967
- Place: Santa Paula, CA · SANTA PAULA, CA
- Location: 34.3549° N, 119.0663° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Paula, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3549&lon=-119.0663&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 5, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113573
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX68D0263
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68D0263

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0971  67/11/28   SANTA PAULA,CALIF   LOCKHEED 286        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1445                    N286L               PX-  0  0  0  DEMONSTRATION             AGE 49, 23500 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA PAULA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- RETURNED TO ARPT WITH NO FURTHER DAMAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N286L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N286L-1989-06-08), registration cancelled 1989-06-08, S/N 2001 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LOCKHEED 286
- Registry model: [Lockheed L-286](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-l-286) (registry code 5263802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Santa Paula

## Other investigations on N286L (2)

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 LAX66A0081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66A0081), Apr 29, 1966: Lockheed CL 286 (N286L), Oxnard, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX66A0056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66A0056), Jan 8, 1966: Lockheed 286 (N286L), Oxnard, 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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