# Accident 19760821035599A: Beech B23BEECH, El Monte, CA, August 21, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1976
- Place: El Monte, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 34.0746° N, 118.0291° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Monte, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0746&lon=-118.0291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6137N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6137N-1977-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B23 (registry code 1151240, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B23BEECH
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 165 total, 35 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX76FUD12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUD12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760821035599A

## Narrative

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

CARBURETOR AIR DUCT HOSE WAS BEING SUCKED FLAT BY ENGINE OPERATION. LND HARD ON FIRING RANGE.

## 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 LAX76FUD12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUD12), Aug 21, 1976: Beech B23 (N6137N), El Monte, 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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