# Accident 19730630024119A: Beech A2324, Walnut, CA, June 30, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1973
- Place: Walnut, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 34.0370° N, 117.8558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Walnut, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0370&lon=-117.8558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5976S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A2324
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 156 total, 17 in this make and model, 98 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX73DUG65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUG65) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730630024119A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

OBTAINED WX FM TWR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 LAX73DUG65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUG65), Jun 30, 1973: Beech A23-24 (N5976S), Walnut, CA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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