# NTSB LAX66D0353: Beech A23, N8794M, Kernville, CA, May 6, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 6, 1966
- Place: Kernville, CA · KERNVILLE, CA
- Location: 35.7550° N, 118.4309° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kernville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7550&lon=-118.4309&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 21, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171971
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66D0353
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66D0353

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2689   66/5/6    KERNVILLE CALIF     BEECH A23           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 60 TOTAL
        TIME - 1835                    N8794M              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KERNVILLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- STRUCK WIND SOCK POLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8794M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8794M-1971-12-15), registration cancelled 1971-12-15, S/N M-577 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- Registry model: [Beech A23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (registry code 1151204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kernville

## Other investigations on N8794M (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 LAX68D0284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68D0284), Jan 14, 1968: Beech A23 (N8794M), Julian, CA, destroyed

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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