# NTSB LAX72FUG42: Beech 23, N2366Q, Big Bear, CA, December 22, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 22, 1971
- Place: Big Bear, CA · BIG BEAR, CA
- Location: 34.2611° N, 116.8450° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Bear City, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2611&lon=-116.8450&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 10, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164805
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72FUG42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72FUG42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4417  71/12/22   BIG BEAR,CALIF      BEECH 23            CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 60, 695
        TIME - 1548                    N2366Q              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 578 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BIG BEAR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN ANTONIO,TEX             OXNARD,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- FLT OVR MTNUS TRRN ENCTRD DWNDFTS,UN CK DSCNT,HIT TREES. WIND 17K GUSTING 39K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2366Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Big Bear

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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