LAX69D0236

NTSB accident investigation · Beech J35 · Santa Monica, CA · October 28, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 28, 1968
Place
Santa Monica, CA · SANTA MONICA, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8300DBeech J35
Status
Completed · report March 27, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
192137

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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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3-4709  68/10/28   SANTA MONICA,CAL    BEECH J35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 3000
        TIME - 1211                    N8300D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA MONICA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR

Aircraft

Registration
N8300D
Reported as
Beech J35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Santa Monica

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.