# NTSB LAX77DVA52: Beech C23, N6547R, Bakersfield, CA, August 21, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 21, 1977
- Place: Bakersfield, CA · BAKERSFIELD, CA
- Location: 35.3733° N, 119.0187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bakersfield, CA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3733&lon=-119.0187&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 20, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146159
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77DVA52
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DVA52

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1870  77/8/21    BAKERSFIELD,CA      BEECH C23           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 122
        TIME - 2335                    N6547R              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 65 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEADOWS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BAKERSFIELD,CA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6547R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6547R-2003-05-28), registration cancelled 2003-05-28, S/N M-1588, built 1974 (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: Meadows

## 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 19770821025009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770821025009A), Aug 21, 1977: Beech C23, Bakersfield, CA, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N6547R (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 SEA93LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA180), Aug 21, 1993: Beech C23 (N6547R), Lakeview, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: A FRACTURED EXHAUST VALVE. THE ROUGH TERRAIN WAS A FACTOR.

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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