# NTSB UNK64X2177: Beechcraft 35, N3730N, Ludlow, CA, June 7, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 7, 1964
- Place: Ludlow, CA · LUDLOW, CA
- Location: 34.7211° N, 116.1600° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ludlow, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7211&lon=-116.1600&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 15, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183605
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2177
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2177

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0405   64/6/7  NR.LUDLOW CALIFORNIA  BEECHCRAFT 35       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 68 TOTAL
        TIME - 1647                    N3730N              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          PARTIAL OBSCURATION                                      UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          BLOWING DUST
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- WINDS 50 TO 60 KNOTS WITH DOWNDRAFTS AND SEVERE TURBULENCE AND BLOWING DUST
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3730N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3730N-1964-08-04), registration cancelled 1964-08-04, S/N D939, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT 35
- Registry model: [Beech 35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (registry code 1151502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N3730N (1)

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.

- [NTSB UNK64X0236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0236), Jan 12, 1964: Beechcraft 35 (N3730N), Las Velas, NV, substantial damage

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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