# NTSB LAX72FUD04: Beech A23-19, N6147N, Sta Monica, CA, October 8, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 8, 1971
- Place: Sta Monica, CA · STA MONICA, CA
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 15, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164147
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72FUD04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72FUD04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4009   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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6147N-1971-11-29), registration cancelled 1971-11-29, S/N MB-490 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23-19
- Registry model: [Beech B19](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b19) (registry code 1151215) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Santa Monica

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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