# NTSB LAX69D0265: Beech S35, N107TC, Needles, CA, January 15, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 15, 1969
- Place: Needles, CA · NEEDLES, CA
- Location: 34.8136° N, 114.6266° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Needles, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8136&lon=-114.6266&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 15, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191748
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX69D0265
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69D0265

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0415  69/1/15    NEEDLES,CALIF       BEECH S35           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 1010
        TIME - 1158                    N107TC              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 170 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEEDLES
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BINDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM
        REMARKS- R GR UP LOCK ROLLER BINDING,RETRACT ROD FAILED.WHEEL WELLS COATED WITH MUD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N107TC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Needles

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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