# NTSB OAK76FVA22: Beech 35-33, N936T, Los Banos, CA, October 14, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 14, 1975
- Place: Los Banos, CA · LOS BANOS, CA
- Location: 37.0634° N, 120.8384° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Los Banos, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0634&lon=-120.8384&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 3, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150660
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76FVA22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVA22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2993  75/10/14   LOS BANOS,CA        BEECH 35-33         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 5000
        TIME - 1715                    N936T               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOS BANOS MUNI.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MODESTO,CA                  LOS BANOS,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
        REMARKS- HEIM ROD END ON NOSE GR RETRACT ROD FAILED. 23HRS SINCE ANNUAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N936T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N936T), registered now, S/N CD-145, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35-33
- Registry model: [Beech 35-33](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-33) (registry code 1151402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Los Banos Muni.

## 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 19751014031359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751014031359A), Oct 14, 1975: Beech 3533, Los Banos, CA, Substantial damage. Heim rod end on nose gr retract rod failed. 23HRS since annual.

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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