# NTSB LAX70DUG35: Beech 35-33, N943T, Daggett, CA, May 24, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 24, 1970
- Place: Daggett, CA · DAGGETT, CA
- Location: 34.8633° N, 116.8881° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Daggett, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8633&lon=-116.8881&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 4, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181755
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70DUG35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70DUG35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2210  70/5/24    DAGGETT,CALIF       BEECH 35-33         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 2228
        TIME - 1330                    N943T               PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DAGETT-BARSTOW
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PRICE,UTAH                  DAGGETT,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSEWHEEL/TIRE ASSY DISINTEGRATED,CAUSE UNKNOWN.FORK ASSY COLLAPSED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N943T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N943T-2001-07-11), registration cancelled 2001-07-11, S/N CD-144 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35-33
- Registry model: [Beech 35-33](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-33) (registry code 1151402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dagett-Barstow

## Other investigations on N943T (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 NYC95LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA132), Jun 12, 1995: Beech 33 (N943T), Franklin Twp, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper planning/decision, his continued flight into adverse weather conditions, and his delay in reversing course (diverting to a new destination). The adverse weather with…

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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