LAX66D0035

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft 23 · Long Beach, CA · May 18, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 18, 1965
Place
Long Beach, CA · LONG BEACH, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8730MBeechcraft 23
Status
Completed · report August 26, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177568

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1756  65/5/18    LONG BEACH CALIF    BEECHCRAFT 23       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 41, 15 TOTAL
        TIME - 1700                    N8730M              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LONG BEACH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF

Aircraft

Registration
N8730M
Reported as
Beechcraft 23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Long Beach

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