LAX68D0391

NTSB accident investigation · Beech C35 · Oxnard, CA · April 26, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 26, 1968
Place
Oxnard, CA · OXNARD, CA
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8950ABeech C35
Status
Completed · report June 12, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
110778

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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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3-1145  68/4/26    OXNARD,CALIF        BEECH C35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1745                    N8950A              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  44, 4000 TOTAL HOURS, 280
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OXNARD-VENTURA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT ALLOWED 14 YR OLD PAX TO OPERATE RUDDER CONTROLS.PAX FROZE ON RUDDER.

Aircraft

Registration
N8950A
Reported as
Beech C35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Oxnard-Ventura

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.