# NTSB OAK65F0062: Beechcraft 35, N207Z, Fresno, CA, June 2, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 2, 1965
- Place: Fresno, CA · FRESNO, CA
- Location: 36.7477° N, 119.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fresno, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7477&lon=-119.7724&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 23, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177741
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK65F0062
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK65F0062

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1026   65/6/2    FRESNO CALIF        BEECHCRAFT 35       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 61, 3500
        TIME - 1030                    N207Z               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 925 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHANDLER FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- PARKED AIRCRAFT,PIPER PA-30,N7071Y,SUB. DAMAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N207Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT 35
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Chandler Field

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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