# Accident 19810405014089A: Beech 23BEECH, Grover City, CA, April 5, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1981, 17:30 local time
- Place: Grover City, CA
- Airport: Oceano
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1015° N, 120.6223° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OCEANO COUNTY (L52), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1015&lon=-120.6223&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56SB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56SB-1982-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23BEECH
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 173 total, 54 in this make and model, 69 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FVM18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVM18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810405014089A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT LONG AND ALLOWED IT TO RUN OFF END OF RUNWAY.  PILOT CLAIMS ENGINE PROBLEM.

## 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 LAX81FVM18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVM18), Apr 5, 1981: Beech C23 (N56SB), Grover City, CA, destroyed

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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