# NTSB OAK67A0002: Beech C35, N5893C, Red Bluff, CA, July 1, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 1, 1966
- Place: Red Bluff, CA · RED BLUFF, CA
- Location: 40.1735° N, 122.2415° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Red Bluff, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1735&lon=-122.2415&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 5 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 20, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171148
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK67A0002
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67A0002

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0755   66/7/1    RED BLUFF CALIF     BEECH C35           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 628
        TIME - 1730                    N5893C              PX-  4  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BIDWELL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- 1 CHILD PAX.PLT ABORTED DWNDIND LNDG R15,CIRC.LOW,CLOSE-IN WITH FULL FLAPS.STALLED TRNG FINAL R33.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5893C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5893C-1971-01-04), registration cancelled 1971-01-04, S/N D-2845 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C35
- Registry model: [Beech C35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c35) (registry code 1151508) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Bidwell

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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