# NTSB LAX69F0296: Beech A23-24, N6923Q, S Bernrdino, CA, March 12, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 12, 1969
- Place: S Bernrdino, CA · S BERNRDINO, CA
- Location: 34.1083° N, 117.2898° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Bernardino, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1083&lon=-117.2898&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, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190860
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX69F0296
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69F0296

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0483  69/3/12    S BERNRDINO,CALIF   BEECH A23-24        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 4500
        TIME - 1514                    N6923Q              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 900 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TRI CITY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL STEERING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
        REMARKS- NOSE GR CENTERING,SPRING TO CABLE ATTACHMENT BOLT FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6923Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6923Q), registered now, S/N MA-279, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23-24
- Registry model: [Beech A23-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23-24) (registry code 1151226) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tri City

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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