# NTSB LAX71FUG12: Beech A60, N1901G, Apple Valley, CA, September 10, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 10, 1970
- Place: Apple Valley, CA · APPLE VALLEY, CA
- Location: 34.5008° N, 117.1859° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Apple Valley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5008&lon=-117.1859&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 23, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135173
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71FUG12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71FUG12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3667  70/9/10    APPLE VALLEY,CAL    BEECH A60           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 17500
        TIME - 0825                    N1901G              PX-  0  0  4  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - APPLE VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WATSONVILLE,CALIF           APPLE VALLEY,CAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- L GR TIRE BLEW OUT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1901G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A60
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Apple Valley

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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