# NTSB OAK66F0022: Beechcraft J35, N8254D, Kettlemancity, CA, June 17, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 17, 1965
- Place: Kettlemancity, CA · KETTLEMANCITY, CA
- Location: 36.0090° N, 119.9629° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kettleman City, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0090&lon=-119.9629&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 20, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178074
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK66F0022
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66F0022

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0328  65/6/17    KETTLEMANCITY CAL   BEECHCRAFT J35      CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 1982
        TIME - 0400                    N8254D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 501 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8254D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT J35
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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