# NTSB OAK68F0209: Beech A35, N560B, Visalia, CA, November 19, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 19, 1967
- Place: Visalia, CA · VISALIA, CA
- Location: 36.3302° N, 119.2921° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Visalia, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3302&lon=-119.2921&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 23, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112910
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK68F0209
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68F0209

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4167  67/11/19   VISALIA,CALIF       BEECH A35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 700
        TIME - 1150                    N560B               PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 620 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREEN ACRES
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- INTENTIONAL GEAR UP LNDG.FAILURE OF NOSE GEAR ACTVATOR RETRACT ARM,PN35-825172-2,PREVIOUS CRACK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N560B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N560B-2013-04-22), registration cancelled 2013-04-22, S/N D-1580, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A35
- Registry model: [Beech 35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (registry code 1151502) (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: Green Acres

## Other investigations on N560B (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 SEA84LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA040), Jan 21, 1984: Beech A35 (N560B), Renton, WA, 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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