# NTSB LAX67D0003: Beech 23, N1456L, Upland, CA, June 5, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 5, 1966
- Place: Upland, CA · UPLAND, CA
- Location: 34.1161° N, 117.6599° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Upland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1161&lon=-117.6599&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 28, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171093
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX67D0003
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67D0003

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2757   66/6/5    UPLAND CALIF        BEECH 23            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 52, 50 TOTAL
        TIME - 1300                    N1456L              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CABLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1456L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1456L-2008-08-14), registration cancelled 2008-08-14, S/N M-842, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23
- Registry model: [Beech A23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (registry code 1151204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-346 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-346-series) (registry code 17033, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cable

## Other investigations on N1456L (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 LAX05LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA258), Aug 3, 2005: Beech A23 (N1456L), Rancho Murieta, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel starvation due to the inadequate fuel system management by both pilots. Also causal was the inadequate preflight inspection by both the instructor and student and their failure to verify the…

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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