# NTSB OAK71DVM49: Beech S35, N739MP, Monterey, CA, March 30, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 30, 1971
- Place: Monterey, CA · MONTEREY, CA
- Location: 36.6012° N, 121.8828° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monterey, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6012&lon=-121.8828&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 16, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160504
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK71DVM49
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71DVM49

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N739MP), registered now, S/N D-7817, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- Registry model: [Beech S35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (registry code 1151532) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A70 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a70-series) (registry code 17004, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Monterey

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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