LAX70D0221

NTSB accident investigation · Beech B50 · Riverside, CA · November 23, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 23, 1969
Place
Riverside, CA · RIVERSIDE, CA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3670BBeech B50
Status
Completed · report May 23, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
173998

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4340  69/11/23   RIVERSIDE,CALIF     BEECH B50           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 780
        TIME - 1400                    N3670B              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RIVERSIDE MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NOGALES,ARIZ                RIVERSIDE,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR

Aircraft

Registration
N3670B
Reported as
Beech B50
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Riverside Mun

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.