# NTSB OAK67F0040: Beech F35, N3381C, Fresno, CA, July 22, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 22, 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: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 1, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107173
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK67F0040
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67F0040-107173

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1764  66/7/22    FRESNO CALIF        BEECH F35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 57 TOTAL
        TIME - 0717                    N3381C              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHANDLER FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- HEIM ROD END BEARING P/N HM-5S FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3381C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3381C), registered now, S/N D-4048 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F35
- Registry model: [Beech F35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f35) (registry code 1151514) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Chandler Field

## Other investigations on N3381C (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 LAX67D0275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67D0275), Jan 21, 1967: Beech F35 (N3381C), Bakersfield, 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.

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