# NTSB GAA24WA058: Beech A45, N334LS, Guatemala City, Guatemala, December 21, 2023

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: December 21, 2023, 19:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place: Guatemala City, Guatemala
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094)
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 5 - No publish
- NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 193567
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA24WA058
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/193567/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA058

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094) (defining event); cases with it: [Beech A45, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md?model=1152006), [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N334LS](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N334LS), registered now, S/N G-813, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A45
- Registry model: [Beech A45](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a45) (registry code 1152006) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: G-813
- Year built: 1956
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Airport: GUA

## Other investigations on N334LS (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 GAA25WA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA25WA273), Sep 17, 2025: Beech A45 (N334LS), Guatemala City, Guatemala, 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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