# NTSB LAX80DUG51: Beech A36, N2047B, Upland, CA, August 11, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 11, 1980
- Place: Upland, CA · UPLAND, CA
- Location: 34.1161° N, 117.6599° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Upland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1161&lon=-117.6599&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129954
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DUG51
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUG51

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1655  80/8/11    UPLAND,CA           BEECH A36           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 154
        TIME - 1330                    N2047B              PX-  0  0  5  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CABLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          PHOENIX,AZ                  SAN FRANCISCO,CA             UPLAND,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
        REMARKS- PLT STATED L BRAKE GRABBED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2047B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2047B), registered now, S/N E-1394, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Registry model: [Beech A36](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (registry code 1151604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cable

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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