# Accident 19780102005459A: Beech C23, Mojave,Ca, CA, January 2, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 1978
- Place: Mojave,Ca, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 35.0525° N, 118.1740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mojave, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0525&lon=-118.1740&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9723L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9723L-2009-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 10 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78FA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780102005459A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 LAX78FA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FA018), Jan 2, 1978: Beech C-23 (N9723L), Mojave, CA, destroyed, 4 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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