# NTSB OAK65D0072: Beechcraft B-33, N7961K, Dos Palos, CA, June 10, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 10, 1965
- Place: Dos Palos, CA · DOS PALOS, CA
- Location: 36.9854° N, 120.6338° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dos Palos, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9854&lon=-120.6338&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 9, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177363
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK65D0072
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK65D0072

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1416  65/6/10    DOS PALOS CALIF     BEECHCRAFT B-33     CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1500                    N7961K              PX-  0  0  0  DEMONSTRATION             AGE 32, 6200 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BENNETT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          LDG GR-MATERIAL FAILURE OF NOSE GEAR ACTUATING ROD
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7961K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7961K), registered now, S/N CD-775, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT B-33
- Registry model: [Beech 35-B33](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-b33) (registry code 1151406) (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: Bennett

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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