# NTSB OAK66D0151: Beechcraft A35, N8493A, Lodi, CA, November 12, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 12, 1965
- Place: Lodi, CA · LODI, CA
- Location: 38.1216° N, 121.2908° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lodi, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1216&lon=-121.2908&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 6, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174639
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK66D0151
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66D0151

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3410  65/11/12   LODI CALIF          BEECHCRAFT A35      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 1000
        TIME - 1320                    N8493A              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 750 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LINDS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8493A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8493A-1966-01-04), registration cancelled 1966-01-04, S/N D-1913 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT A35
- Registry model: [Beech A35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (registry code 1151504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Linds

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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