# Accident 19731130041889A: Beech 23BEECH, Gorman, CA, November 30, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 1973
- Place: Gorman, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 34.7961° N, 118.8526° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gorman, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7961&lon=-118.8526&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2360Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2360Z-1974-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 23 (registry code 1151202, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23BEECH
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX74AL043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74AL043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731130041889A

## Narrative

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

ATMTNG RTRN TO VAN NUYS.UN MNTN ALT.MTNS OBSCURED BY CLOUDS.LOCATED 12/1/73.PLT TIME TO 5/17/72.

## 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 LAX74AL043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74AL043), Nov 30, 1973: Beech 23 (N2360Z), Gorman, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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