OAK67F0136

NTSB accident investigation · Beech M35 · Nut Tree, CA · November 1, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 1, 1966
Place
Nut Tree, CA · NUT TREE, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9747RBeech M35
Status
Completed · report December 8, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
178368

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3013   66/11/1   NUT TREE CALIF      BEECH M35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 2200
        TIME - 1150                    N9747R              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1200 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NUT TREE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL FORWARD ACTUATOR ROD FAILED.

Aircraft

Registration
N9747R
Reported as
Beech M35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Nut Tree

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.