# NTSB LAX72FUG56: Beech H35, N371B, Corona, CA, February 19, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 19, 1972
- Place: Corona, CA · CORONA, CA
- Location: 33.8753° N, 117.5664° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corona, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8753&lon=-117.5664&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 17, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165547
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72FUG56
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72FUG56

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1153  72/2/19    CORONA,CALIF        BEECH H35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE,FL.INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1520                    N371B               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  44, 705 TOTAL HOURS, 71
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CORONA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TORRANCE,CALIF              CORONA,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N371B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N371B), registered now, S/N D-5069, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H35
- Registry model: [Beech H35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (registry code 1151520) (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: Corona

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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