# NTSB OAK67D0273: Beech 35, N8259D, Novato, CA, March 5, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 5, 1967
- Place: Novato, CA · NOVATO, CA
- Location: 38.0851° N, 122.5483° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Novato, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0851&lon=-122.5483&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 16, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118063
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK67D0273
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67D0273

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0714   67/3/5    NOVATO,CALIF        BEECH 35            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 362
        TIME - 1730                    N8259D              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARLIN COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8259D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8259D), registered now, S/N D-5362, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35
- Registry model: [Beech J35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-j35) (registry code 1151522) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Marlin County

## Other investigations on N8259D (3)

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 OAK69D0315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK69D0315), Apr 23, 1969: Beech J35 (N8259D), Oceano, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK67F0211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67F0211), Dec 28, 1966: Beech J35 (N8259D), Oceano, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX67D0124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67D0124), Aug 9, 1966: Beech J35 (N8259D), Catalina Isle, CA, substantial damage

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.