# NTSB LAX68D0368: Beech A23, N5968S, Gaviota, CA, March 6, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 6, 1968
- Place: Gaviota, CA · GAVIOTA, CA
- Location: 34.4717° N, 120.2149° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gaviota, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4717&lon=-120.2149&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 16, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111465
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX68D0368
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68D0368

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0772   68/3/6    GAVIOTA,CALIF       BEECH A23           CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 42, 44 TOTAL
        TIME - 1130                    N5968S              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA BARBARA
        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 RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ACFT PORPOISED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5968S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5968S-2004-04-29), registration cancelled 2004-04-29, S/N MB-68, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- Registry model: [Beech A23-19](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23-19) (registry code 1151212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Santa Barbara

## Other investigations on N5968S (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 LAX67D0008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67D0008), Jun 18, 1966: Beech A23 (N5968S), Van Nuys, CA, 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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