# NTSB OAK74DVD19: Beech A35, N8630A, Stockton, CA, December 9, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 9, 1973
- Place: Stockton, CA · STOCKTON, CA
- Location: 37.9577° N, 121.2908° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stockton, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9577&lon=-121.2908&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 25, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187670
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74DVD19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVD19

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8630A-2018-04-03), registration cancelled 2018-04-03, S/N D-2040, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A35
- Registry model: [Beech A35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (registry code 1151504) (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: Stockton Metro

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19731209038369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731209038369A), Dec 9, 1973: Beech A35, Stockton, CA, Substantial damage. Plt retracted ldg gr with emerg sys engaged. Rug fouled sys. Landed purposely on muddy terrain.

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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