# NTSB UNK65X1013: Camair 480, N188V, Van Nuys, CA, December 14, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 14, 1964
- Place: Van Nuys, CA · VAN NUYS, CA
- Location: 34.1867° N, 118.4490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Van Nuys, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1867&lon=-118.4490&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 17, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180389
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1013
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1013

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3866  64/12/14   VAN NUYS CALIF      CAMAIR 480          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 475
        TIME - 1500                    N188V               PX-  0  0  1  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VAN NUYS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          LDG GR-MALFUNCTION OF GEAR SELECTOR HANDLE LATCH
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT)
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N188V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N188V), registered now, S/N 101, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAMAIR 480
- Registry model: [Camair 480](https://openairdocs.org/model/camair-480) (registry code 1890102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Van Nuys

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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