# NTSB LAX72DUG15: Beech A23-24, N7956L, Salton Sea, CA, September 18, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 18, 1971
- Place: Salton Sea, CA · SALTON SEA, CA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 10, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163749
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72DUG15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72DUG15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3755  71/9/18    SALTON SEA,CALIF    BEECH A23-24        CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1100                    N7956L              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 43, 3302 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            30 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NORTH SHORE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LONG BEACH,CALIF            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7956L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7956L-1973-05-25), registration cancelled 1973-05-25, S/N MA-126 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23-24
- Registry model: [Beech A23-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23-24) (registry code 1151226) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: North Shore

## Other investigations on N7956L (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 OAK72FVD33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72FVD33), Feb 25, 1972: Beech A23 (N7956L), Concord, 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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