# NTSB LAX69D0170: Beech J35, N8237D, Brawley, CA, September 9, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 9, 1968
- Place: Brawley, CA · BRAWLEY, CA
- Location: 32.9785° N, 115.5286° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brawley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9785&lon=-115.5286&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 24, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107538
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX69D0170
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69D0170

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4079   68/9/9    BRAWLEY,CALIF       BEECH J35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 251
        TIME - 0845                    N8237D              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 106 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRAWLEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WARPED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERHEATED
        REMARKS- LEFT BRAKE FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8237D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8237D), registered now, S/N D-5342, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH J35
- Registry model: [Beech J35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-j35) (registry code 1151522) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GIO-470SERIES](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gio-470series) (registry code 17034, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Brawley

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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