# Accident 20150618012079A: Beech C23, Long Beach, CA, June 18, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2015, 21:02 local time
- Place: Long Beach, CA
- Airport: Long Beach /Daugherty Field/
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8228° N, 118.1419° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8228&lon=-118.1419&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24022, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24022-2018-03-23) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,427 total, 1,376 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150618012079A

## Narrative

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

UPON APPROACH/LANDING RUNWAY 25R AT LONG BEACH AIRPORT ON JUNE 18, 2015 AROUND 2102 PST, AIRCRAFT N24022 IMPACTED A GROUP OF TREES ON APPROACH, EAST OF RUNWAY 25R, FORCING THE AIRCRAFT TO A NOSE DOWN FLIGHT POSITION WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTING THE STREET BELOW, AND COMING TO REST WITH THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT DRAPED OVER THE AIRPORT PERIMETER FENCE.

## 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 GAA15CA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA128), Jun 19, 2015: Beech C23 (N24022), Long Beach, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot failed to maintain clearance from trees while maneuvering to land at night, which resulted in a collision with terrain/objects. A factor contributing to the accident was the lack of…

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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