LAX72FUD04

NTSB accident investigation · Beech A23-19 · Sta Monica, CA · October 8, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 8, 1971
Place
Sta Monica, CA · STA MONICA, CA
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N6147NBeech A23-19
Status
Completed · report June 15, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
164147

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4009   71/10/8   STA MONICA,CALIF    BEECH A23-19        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 893
        TIME - 1613                    N6147N              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA MONICA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SACREMENTO,CALIF            SANTA MONICA,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CRASHED ON STREET IN RESIDENTIAL AREA,SMALL GIRL ON BICYCLE STRUCK BY WING.

Aircraft

Registration
N6147N
Reported as
Beech A23-19
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Santa Monica

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.