# NTSB OAK71DVA31: Beech 35-A33, N9367Y, Fresno, CA, September 27, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 27, 1970
- Place: Fresno, CA · FRESNO, CA
- Location: 36.7477° N, 119.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fresno, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7477&lon=-119.7724&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 8, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158584
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK71DVA31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71DVA31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3860  70/9/27    FRESNO,CALIF        BEECH 35-A33        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 3500
        TIME - 1101                    N9367Y              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 2300 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHANDLER FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RED TOP,CALIF               FRESNO,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- HEIM ROD END,P/N HMX5FG,FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9367Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9367Y-1992-08-20), registration cancelled 1992-08-20, S/N CD262 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35-A33
- Registry model: [Beech 35-A33](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-a33) (registry code 1151404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Chandler Field

## Other investigations on N9367Y (3)

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 LAX92FA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA161), Apr 3, 1992: Beech A33 (N9367Y), Paradise, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S INADVERTENT USE OF THE MIXTURE CONTROL INSTEAD OF THE COWL FLAPS AT A CRITICAL PHASE OF FLIGHT, HIS MISUSE OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS AFTER THE ENGINE FAILURE AND THE INSTRUCTOR'S…
- [NTSB LAX66D0367](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66D0367), Apr 25, 1966: Beech A33 (N9367Y), Barstow, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK65X0407](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0407), Oct 24, 1964: Beechcraft 35-A33 (N9367Y), Marseilles, IL, 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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