# NTSB LAX68F0208: Beech C35, N8973A, Phoenix, AZ, November 7, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 7, 1967
- Place: Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 9, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113372
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX68F0208
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68F0208

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3891   67/11/7   PHOENIX,ARIZ        BEECH C35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 180
        TIME - 1835                    N8973A              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY HARBOR
        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
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8973A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8973A-2014-05-14), registration cancelled 2014-05-14, S/N D-2727, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C35
- Registry model: [Beech C35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c35) (registry code 1151508) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sky Harbor

## Other investigations on N8973A (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 LAX07CA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA237), Jul 28, 2007: Beech C35 (N8973A), Redlands, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed, which resulted in a stall.
- [NTSB LAX68F0387](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68F0387), Apr 11, 1968: Beech C35 (N8973A), Santa Ana, 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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