# NTSB LAX80FUG24: Beech C23, N6637V, Ontario, CA, March 16, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 16, 1980
- Place: Ontario, CA · ONTARIO, CA
- Location: 34.0633° N, 117.6509° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ontario, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0633&lon=-117.6509&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 23, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131566
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FUG24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUG24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1483  80/3/16    ONTARIO,CA          BEECH C23           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 578
        TIME - 1100                    N6637V              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 180 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ONTARIO INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VAN NUYS,CA                 ONTARIO,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6637V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ontario 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 19800316006399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800316006399A), Mar 16, 1980: Beech C23, Ontario, CA, Substantial damage. Lost directional control of airplane on landing roll. Groundlooped.

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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