# NTSB OAK69D0144: Beech 35-A33, N337Z, Reno, NV, September 22, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 22, 1968
- Place: Reno, NV · RENO, NV
- Location: 39.5296° N, 119.8138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reno, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5296&lon=-119.8138&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 19, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107883
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK69D0144
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK69D0144

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3634  68/9/22    RENO,NEV            BEECH 35-A33        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 253
        TIME - 0930                    N337Z               PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 33 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RENO-STEAD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- T/O FROM ROAD AFTER EARLIER PRECAUTIONARY LNDG. WG STRUCK FENCE POST,CONT FLT,LANDED AT STEAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N337Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N337Z-2007-03-12), registration cancelled 2007-03-12, S/N CD-228, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35-A33
- Registry model: [Beech 35-A33](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-a33) (registry code 1151404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Reno-Stead

## Other investigations on N337Z (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 LAX05LA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA279), Aug 25, 2005: Beech 35-A33 (N337Z), Alturas, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undertermined reasons.

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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