# NTSB DEN70F0007: Beech A23-24, N7924L, Carlsbad, NM, June 14, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 14, 1969
- Place: Carlsbad, NM · CARLSBAD, NM
- Location: 32.4207° N, 104.2288° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carlsbad, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4207&lon=-104.2288&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 12, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170886
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN70F0007
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70F0007

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2302  69/6/14  NR.CARLSBAD,N MEX     BEECH A23-24        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2215                    N7924L              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 41, 1121 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            10 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- FURTHER DAMAGE ON LDG AT EL PASO INTL ARPT. NOSE GR FOUND ON 10/17/69 AT GUADALUPE PASS,N MEX.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7924L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7924L-1978-10-20), registration cancelled 1978-10-20, S/N MA-137 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23-24
- Registry model: [Beech A23-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23-24) (registry code 1151226) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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.

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