# NTSB LAX77DUJ80: Beech C23, N1932L, Tucson, AZ, August 9, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 9, 1977
- Place: Tucson, AZ · TUCSON, AZ
- Location: 32.2217° N, 110.9265° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tucson, AZ, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2217&lon=-110.9265&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 19, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146079
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77DUJ80
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUJ80

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1871   77/8/9    TUCSON,AZ           BEECH C23           CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 46 TOTAL
        TIME - 1304                    N1932L              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TUCSON INTL.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TUCSON,AZ                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        REMARKS- ACFT WHEELBARROWED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1932L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1932L-2011-05-23), registration cancelled 2011-05-23, S/N M-1827, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Registry model: [Beech C23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (registry code 1151242) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tucson Intl.

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19770809024639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770809024639A), Aug 9, 1977: Beech C23, Tucson, AZ, Substantial damage. Acft wheelbarrowed.

## Other investigations on N1932L (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW83LA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA312), Jul 4, 1983: Beech C-23 (N1932L), Albuquerque, NM, destroyed

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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