LAX69D0194

NTSB accident investigation · Beech D35 · Wickenburg, AZ · October 21, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 21, 1968
Place
Wickenburg, AZ · WICKENBURG, AZ
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3430BBeech D35
Status
Completed · report January 15, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
107499

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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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3-3985  68/10/21   WICKENBURG,ARIZ     BEECH D35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 225
        TIME - 1250                    N3430B              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KIRKPATRICK STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- LT WHEEL BRAKE HOUSING BROKEN.

Aircraft

Registration
N3430B
Reported as
Beech D35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Kirkpatrick Strip

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.