# NTSB LAX73FUA10: Beech P35, N9728Y, Santa Ana, CA, September 10, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 10, 1972
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 21, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168339
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX73FUA10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUA10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3362  72/9/10    SANTA ANA,CALIF     BEECH P35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 237
        TIME - 1645                    N9728Y              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 163 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ORANGE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          PANGUITCH,UTAH              ORANGE COUNTY,CALIF          CEDAR CITY,UTAH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- LNDNG GR EXTENTION TUBE FAILED.UP LOCK ROLLER FAILED TO ROTATE.MISLEADING GEAR DOWN INDICATION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9728Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9728Y), registered now, S/N D-7127, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH P35
- Registry model: [Beech P35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-p35) (registry code 1151530) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, 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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