# NTSB UNK65X0697: Beechcraft B35, N8725A, Long Beach, CA, November 14, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 14, 1964
- Place: Long Beach, CA · LONG BEACH, CA
- Location: 33.7670° N, 118.1892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Long Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7670&lon=-118.1892&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 18, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181062
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0697
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0697

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3485  64/11/14   LONG BEACH CALIF    BEECHCRAFT B35      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 1200
        TIME - 1715                    N8725A              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LONG BEACH MUN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- PILOT HAND PROPPED ENGINE WITH UNQUALIFIED PERSON AT CONTROLS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8725A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8725A), registered now, S/N D-2364 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT B35
- Registry model: [Beech B35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (registry code 1151506) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E225 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (registry code 17015, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Long Beach Mun

## Other investigations on N8725A (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 ERA23FA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA265), Jun 10, 2023: Beech B35 (N8725A), Orangeburg, SC, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A stuck No. 3 cylinder intake valve, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power and subsequent forced landing.

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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