# NTSB LAX75DUG06: Beech F35, N3269C, Laverne, CA, August 1, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1974
- Place: Laverne, CA · LAVERNE, CA
- Location: 34.1205° N, 117.7699° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Verne, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1205&lon=-117.7699&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 19, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138863
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75DUG06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DUG06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3172   74/8/1    LAVERNE,CALIF       BEECH F35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 115
        TIME - 1300                    N3269C              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 38 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRACKETT FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAVERNE,CALIF              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER STARTING PROCEDURES
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- FULL THROTTLE START.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3269C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3269C), registered now, S/N D-4184 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F35
- Registry model: [Beech F35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f35) (registry code 1151514) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E225 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (registry code 17015, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Brackett Field

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740801024549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740801024549A), Aug 1, 1974: Beech F35, Laverne, CA, Substantial damage. Full throttle start.

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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