# NTSB OAK67D0002: Beech 35, N3042V, Fresno, CA, May 29, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 29, 1966
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 5, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171267
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK67D0002
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67D0002

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1427  66/5/29    FRESNO CALIF        BEECH 35            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 11400
        TIME - 0830                    N3042V              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4100 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FRESNO AIR TERMIN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3042V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3042V-1994-12-16), registration cancelled 1994-12-16, S/N D451 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35
- Registry model: [Beech 35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (registry code 1151502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fresno Air Termin

## Other investigations on N3042V (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI94FA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94FA212), Jun 28, 1994: Beech A35 (N3042V), Lakeville, MN, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE JAMMING OF THE ELEVATOR CONTROL WHICH RESULTED IN THE PILOT'S INABILITY TO CONTROL THE PITCH ATTITUDE OF THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED A STALL-SPIN AND IMPACTED LEVEL TERRAIN IN AN…

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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