# NTSB OAK66D0175: Beechcraft B55, N1597Z, Oakland, CA, January 13, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 13, 1966
- Place: Oakland, CA · OAKLAND, CA
- Location: 37.8044° N, 122.2708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oakland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8044&lon=-122.2708&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 16, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173922
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK66D0175
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66D0175

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0025  66/1/13    OAKLAND CALIF       BEECHCRAFT B55      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1750                    N1597Z              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  35, 4800 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OAKLAND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- NIGHT OPERATION. COLLIDED WITH PIECE OF TIMBER OFF TAXIWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1597Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT B55
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Oakland

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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