# NTSB LAX69D0236: Beech J35, N8300D, Santa Monica, CA, October 28, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 28, 1968
- Place: Santa Monica, CA · SANTA MONICA, CA
- Location: 34.0109° N, 118.4982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Monica, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0109&lon=-118.4982&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 27, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 192137
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX69D0236
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69D0236

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4709  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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8300D), registered now, S/N D-5394, 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 FSO-526 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-fso-526-series) (registry code 17030, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Santa Monica

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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