# NTSB LAX68F0373: Beech 95-B55, N742NL, Rubidoux, CA, March 19, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 19, 1968
- Place: Rubidoux, CA · RUBIDOUX, CA
- Location: 33.9961° N, 117.4056° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rubidoux, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9961&lon=-117.4056&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 15, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111135
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX68F0373
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68F0373

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0780  68/3/19    RUBIDOUX,CALIF      BEECH 95-B55        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 1500
        TIME - 2230                    N742NL              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLABOB
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- UPLOCK CAM ROLLER FROZEN. PLT WAS TURNING AROUND ON RNWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N742NL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-B55
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Flabob

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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