# NTSB LAX72DUG59: Beech 35C33A, N5646S, Riverside, CA, March 23, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 23, 1972
- Place: Riverside, CA · RIVERSIDE, CA
- Location: 33.9533° N, 117.3961° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Riverside, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9533&lon=-117.3961&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 23, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166475
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72DUG59
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72DUG59

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1233  72/3/23    RIVERSIDE,CALIF     BEECH 35C33A        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 261
        TIME - 1750                    N5646S              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 67 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RIVERSIDE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          EL MONTE,CALIF              EL MONTE,CALIF               RIVERSIDE,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5646S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5646S-1976-05-25), registration cancelled 1976-05-25, S/N CE-58 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35C33A
- Registry model: [Beech 35-C33A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-c33a) (registry code 1151410) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Riverside Muni

## Other investigations on N5646S (2)

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 LAX75AL058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75AL058), May 1, 1975: Beech 35-C33 (N5646S), Morengo, CA, substantial damage, 2 fatal
- [NTSB LAX72DUM18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72DUM18), Jan 16, 1972: Beech 35C33A (N5646S), Calexico, CA, substantial damage

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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