# NTSB OAK68D0346: Beech B35, N5084C, Stockton, CA, April 6, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 6, 1968
- Place: Stockton, CA · STOCKTON, CA
- Location: 37.9577° N, 121.2908° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stockton, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9577&lon=-121.2908&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 16, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111159
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK68D0346
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68D0346

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0803   68/4/6    STOCKTON,CALIF      BEECH B35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 974
        TIME - 1005                    N5084C              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 815 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STOCKTON METRO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- RT GR UPLOCK ROLLER FROZEN,GR WOULD NOT LOCK OVER CENTER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5084C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5084C), registered now, S/N D-2346, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- Registry model: [Beech B35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (registry code 1151506) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Stockton Metro

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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