# NTSB OAK69D0113: Beech D50, N8485C, San Jose, CA, July 31, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 31, 1968
- Place: San Jose, CA · SAN JOSE, CA
- Location: 37.3394° N, 121.8950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Jose, CA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3394&lon=-121.8950&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 21, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108945
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK69D0113
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK69D0113

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2874  68/7/31    SAN JOSE,CALIF      BEECH D50           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 2205
        TIME - 0035                    N8485C              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 258 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN JOSE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- NOSE GR ACTUATING CHAIN FAILED. INTENTIONAL WHEELS UP LNDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8485C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D50
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: San Jose

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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