# NTSB LAX70D0065: Beech B35, N4000R, Corona, CA, July 26, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 26, 1969
- Place: Corona, CA · CORONA, CA
- Location: 33.8753° N, 117.5664° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corona, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8753&lon=-117.5664&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 5, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165456
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70D0065
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70D0065

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2922  69/7/26    CORONA,CALIF         BEECH B35          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 6000
        TIME - 1415                    N4000R              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GLEN IVY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAWTHORNE,CALIF             CORONA,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE-AIRPORT FACILITIES
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- RIDGES 12-16 INCHES HIGH CENTER OF RNWY.NO MARKINGS INDICATING UNSAFE CONDITION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4000R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4000R-1970-09-21), registration cancelled 1970-09-21, S/N D-2612 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- Registry model: [Beech B35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (registry code 1151506) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Glen Ivy

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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