# NTSB LAX69F0037: Temco T-35, N68773, Malibu, CA, June 15, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 15, 1968
- Place: Malibu, CA · MALIBU, CA
- Location: 34.0093° N, 118.7966° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Malibu, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0093&lon=-118.7966&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 6, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110373
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX69F0037
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69F0037

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1829  68/6/15    MALIBU,CALIF        TEMCO T-35          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 432
        TIME - 1518                    N68773              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 320 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ONE BLADE OF LAMINATED WOOD AEROMATIC PROP SEPARATED IN FLIGHT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N68773](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68773), registered now, S/N 6008, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TEMCO T-35
- Registry model: [Temco-Quinn T-35](https://openairdocs.org/model/temco-quinn-t-35) (registry code 8890602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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