# NTSB OAK70D0187: Beech T-34B, N14400, Hanford, CA, December 14, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 14, 1969
- Place: Hanford, CA · HANFORD, CA
- Location: 36.3281° N, 119.6548° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hanford, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3281&lon=-119.6548&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 1, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145615
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK70D0187
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70D0187

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4563  69/12/14   HANFORD,CALIF       BEECH T-34B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 648
        TIME - 1515                    N14400              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HANFORD MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HANFORD,CALIF               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        REMARKS- PLT SAID HE USED CHECK LIST BUT FAILD TO PLACE THE LDG GR ACTUATING LEVER IN THE DOWN POSITION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N14400 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH T-34B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hanford Muni

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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