# Accident 19760221004869A: Beech C23, Santa Cruz, CA, February 21, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1976
- Place: Santa Cruz, CA
- Airport: Sky Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 36.9744° N, 122.0353° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Cruz, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9744&lon=-122.0353&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2169W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2169W-1992-09-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 133 total, 24 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK76FVM24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVM24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760221004869A

## Narrative

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

GUSTING TO 25K.

## 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 OAK76FVM24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVM24), Feb 21, 1976: Beech C23 (N2169W), Santa Cruz, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2169W (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19920223003359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920223003359A), Feb 23, 1992: Beech C23 (N2169W), Fullerton, CA, Substantial damage. Landed long,floated and bounced. Near end runway applied heavy braking,veered off into airport chain link fence.

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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