LAX73DUA02

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 35 · Long Beach, CA · July 2, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 2, 1972
Place
Long Beach, CA · LONG BEACH, CA
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4533VBeech 35
Status
Completed · report February 22, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117740

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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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3-2358   72/7/2    LONG BEACH,CALIF    BEECH 35            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 229
        TIME - 1400                    N4533V              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 27 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LONG BEACH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA ANA,CALIF             LONG BEACH,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- X-WIND LDG.BOTH WINGS DMGD.

Aircraft

Registration
N4533V
Reported as
Beech 35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Long Beach

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.