# NTSB LAX69D0213: Beech D35, N3440B, Ontario, CA, November 17, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 17, 1968
- Place: Ontario, CA · ONTARIO, CA
- Location: 34.0633° N, 117.6509° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ontario, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0633&lon=-117.6509&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 27, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191826
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX69D0213
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69D0213

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4429  68/11/17   ONTARIO,CALIF       BEECH D35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 378
        TIME - 1400                    N3440B              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ONTARIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
          SYSTEMS-L BRAKE FAILED,CAUSE UNDETERMINED.
        REMARKS- HIT RUNWAY MARKER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3440B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D35
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ontario

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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