LAX73FUA21

NTSB accident investigation · Beech G33 · Long Beach, CA · November 2, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 2, 1972
Place
Long Beach, CA · LONG BEACH, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1523WBeech G33
Status
Completed · report March 10, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
169077

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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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3-2908   72/11/2   LONG BEACH,CALIF    BEECH G33           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 1640
        TIME - 0530                    N1523W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 501 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LONG BEACH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA ANA,CALIF             LONG BEACH,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- DC10 ON RUNWAY INTERRUPTED LANDING PATTERN AND DIVERTED ATTENTION

Aircraft

Registration
N1523W
Reported as
Beech G33
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.