# NTSB LAX71FUA25: Beech K35, N5360E, Santa Ana, CA, November 8, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 8, 1970
- Place: Santa Ana, CA · SANTA ANA, CA
- Location: 33.7368° N, 117.8829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Ana, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7368&lon=-117.8829&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 4, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158920
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71FUA25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71FUA25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4140   70/11/8   SANTA ANA,CALIF     BEECH K35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 60, 753
        TIME - 0945                    N5360E              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 563 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ORANGE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA ANA,CALIF             PAUMA VALLEY,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
        REMARKS- LOW BATT.PLT PULLED PROP THRU,LEFT MAGS ON.ACFT RAN INTO PA-22 N6071 SUB DMG.ALSO DMG NAVION 4995X
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5360E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5360E), registered now, S/N D-5848, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH K35
- Registry model: [Beech K35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-k35) (registry code 1151524) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Orange County

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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