# NTSB LAX70AL062: Beech P35, N8698M, Brea, CA, March 30, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 30, 1970
- Place: Brea, CA · BREA, CA
- Location: 33.9252° N, 117.8651° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brea, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9252&lon=-117.8651&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 26, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130900
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70AL062
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70AL062

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2813  70/3/30    BREA,CALIF          BEECH P35           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0750                    N8698M              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  62, 16000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TUCSON,ARIZ                 LOS ANGELES,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PILOT-LOSS OF CONTROL FOR UNDETERMINED CAUSE.
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: OTHER
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: ELEVATOR ASSEMBLY,ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FLT PHASE WHEN AIRFRAME FAILURE OCCURRED UNKN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8698M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8698M-1972-04-29), registration cancelled 1972-04-29, S/N D-7284 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH P35
- Registry model: [Beech P35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-p35) (registry code 1151530) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N8698M (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX65D0091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX65D0091), Jun 4, 1965: Beechcraft P-35 (N8698M), Sj Capistrano, CA, 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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