# NTSB OAK68D0289: Beech P35, N446Q, Half Moon Bay, CA, February 18, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 18, 1968
- Place: Half Moon Bay, CA · HALF MOON BAY, CA
- Location: 37.4673° N, 122.4399° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Half Moon Bay, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4673&lon=-122.4399&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 4, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111929
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK68D0289
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68D0289

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0415  68/2/18    HALF MOON BAY,CAL   BEECH P35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 3500
        TIME - 1200                    N446Q               PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HALF MOON BAY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N446Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N446Q-1978-02-23), registration cancelled 1978-02-23, S/N D-6934, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH P35
- Registry model: [Beech P35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-p35) (registry code 1151530) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Half Moon Bay

## Other investigations on N446Q (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 NYC77FA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA085), Aug 21, 1977: Beech P35 (N446Q), Pittsburgh, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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