# NTSB LAX71DUG55: Beech 35, N3034V, Ontario, CA, March 6, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 6, 1971
- Place: Ontario, CA · ONTARIO, CA
- Location: 34.0633° N, 117.6509° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ontario, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0633&lon=-117.6509&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 14, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160675
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71DUG55
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71DUG55

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0868   71/3/6    ONTARIO,CALIF       BEECH 35            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 10180
        TIME - 1700                    N3034V              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3700 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ONTARIO INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ONTARIO,CALIF               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE GR RETRACT IDLER ARM ASSY,RETRACT LINK ROD BROKEN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3034V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ontario Intl

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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