# NTSB LAX67F0093: Beech A23, N3588R, Catalina Isle, CA, July 12, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 12, 1966
- Place: Catalina Isle, CA · CATALINA ISLE, CA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178341
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX67F0093
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67F0093

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2774  66/7/12    CATALINA ISLE CAL   BEECH A23           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 243
        TIME - 1830                    N3588R              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 239 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CATALINA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3588R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3588R-1975-12-03), registration cancelled 1975-12-03, S/N M-851, built 1965 (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: Catalina

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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