- Date
- December 9, 1973
- Place
- Stockton, CA · STOCKTON, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8630ABeech A35
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731209038369A
- Case key
- 187670
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3591 73/12/9 STOCKTON,CALIF BEECH A35 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 60, 2045 TIME - 1700 N8630A PX- 0 0 1 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 578 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - STOCKTON METRO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION STOCKTON,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB GEAR RETRACTED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED REMARKS- PLT RETRACTED LDG GR WITH EMERG SYS ENGAGED.RUG FOULED SYS.LANDED PURPOSELY ON MUDDY TERRAIN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8630A
- Reported as
- Beech A35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Stockton Metro
N8630ARegistration cancelled Apr 3, 2018 · Beech A35Airframe modelBeech A35Engine modelContinental E225 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.