# NTSB OAK71DVA57: Beech 35, N3267V, Fresno, CA, February 20, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 20, 1971
- 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 December 10, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160623
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK71DVA57
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71DVA57

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0907  71/2/20    FRESNO,CALIF        BEECH 35            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 1202
        TIME - 1700                    N3267V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 630 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FRESNO AIR TERM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FRESNO,CALIF                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED ON FOAMED RUNWAY
        REMARKS- R GR UPLOCK ROLLER,BEECH P/N AT-5,FROZEN.TOTAL ACFT TIME 8 HRS LAST 10 MOS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3267V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3267V-2012-11-06), registration cancelled 2012-11-06, S/N D-715, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35
- Registry model: [Beech 35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (registry code 1151502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E225 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (registry code 17015, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fresno Air Term

## Other investigations on N3267V (2)

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 DEN84FA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84FA202), Jun 30, 1984: Beech 35 (N3267V), Albuquerque, NM, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB OAK66D0288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66D0288), May 10, 1966: Beech 35 (N3267V), Oceano, CA, 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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