OAK71DVM49

NTSB accident investigation · Beech S35 · Monterey, CA · March 30, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 30, 1971
Place
Monterey, CA · MONTEREY, CA
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N739MPBeech S35
Status
Completed · report December 16, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
160504

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1074  71/3/30    MONTEREY,CALIF      BEECH S35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 651
        TIME - 0925                    N739MP              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 220 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTEREY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BURBANK,CALIF               MONTEREY,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BINDING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- R MAIN GR UPLOCK ROLLER SEIZED CAUSING ACTUATOR ROD TO BEND.

Aircraft

Registration
N739MP
Reported as
Beech S35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Monterey

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.