# NTSB LAX70A0037: Cessna 310, N6635B, Sepulveda, CA, December 17, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 17, 1969
- Place: Sepulveda, CA · SEPULVEDA, CA
- Location: 34.1617° N, 118.2829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sepulveda, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1617&lon=-118.2829&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 13, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149667
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70A0037
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70A0037

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3790  69/12/17   SEPULVEDA,CALIF     CESSNA 310          CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1149                    N6635B              PX-  1  0  0  DUAL                      23, 1912 TOTAL HOURS, 12
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VAN NUYS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BURBANK,CALIF               SEPULVEDA,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- OBS SAW ACFT ON LOW APCH. SIM SINGLE ENG,GR AND FLAPS DOWN. HIT WIRES,TREES AND HOUSE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6635B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6635B-1970-06-30), registration cancelled 1970-06-30, S/N 35735 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Registry model: [Cessna 310B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310b) (registry code 2074208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Van Nuys

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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