# NTSB LAX75DVA40: Beech B35, N5234C, Bakersfield, CA, December 29, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 29, 1974
- Place: Bakersfield, CA · BAKERSFIELD, CA
- Location: 35.3733° N, 119.0187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bakersfield, CA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3733&lon=-119.0187&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 10, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132405
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75DVA40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DVA40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4133  74/12/29   BAKERSFIELD,CALIF   BEECH B35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 321
        TIME - 1400                    N5234C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BAKERSFIELD AIRPK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BAKERSFIELD,CALIF           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC
        REMARKS- GR MOTOR DIDNT FULLY EXTEND GR. WARNING SYS INDICATED GR SAFE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5234C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5234C-2011-02-16), registration cancelled 2011-02-16, S/N D-2579, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- Registry model: [Beech B35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (registry code 1151506) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bakersfield Airpk

## 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 19741229042659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741229042659A), Dec 29, 1974: Beech B35, Bakersfield, CA, Substantial damage. Gr motor didnt fully extend gr. Warning sys indicated gr safe.

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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