# NTSB LAX69D0125: Beech C33A, N7953M, Santa Ynez, CA, September 10, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 10, 1968
- Place: Santa Ynez, CA · SANTA YNEZ, CA
- Location: 34.6175° N, 120.0964° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Ynez, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6175&lon=-120.0964&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 27, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107765
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX69D0125
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69D0125

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3387  68/9/10    SANTA YNEZ,CALIF    BEECH C33A          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 404
        TIME - 1630                    N7953M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA YNEZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7953M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7953M-1973-06-25), registration cancelled 1973-06-25, S/N CE-83 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C33A
- Registry model: [Beech 35-C33A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-c33a) (registry code 1151410) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Santa Ynez

## Other investigations on N7953M (1)

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 LAX73AL022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73AL022), Nov 7, 1972: Beech 35C33A (N7953M), Santa Ynez, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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