# NTSB LAX81DVD20: Beech 23, N6049B, Novato, CA, April 25, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 25, 1981
- Place: Novato, CA · NOVATO, CA
- Location: 38.0851° N, 122.5483° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Novato, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0851&lon=-122.5483&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 22, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126158
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81DVD20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVD20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0622  81/4/25    NOVATO,CA           BEECH 23            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 93 TOTAL
        TIME - 1930                    N6049B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 65 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GNOSS FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN JOSE,CA                 NOVATO,CA
        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
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        REMARKS- NUMEROUS UNDULATIONS IN RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6049B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gnoss Field

## 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 19810425022289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810425022289A), Apr 25, 1981: Beech 23BEECH, Novato, CA, Substantial damage. Low time pilot made hard landing which caused substantial damage to aircraft.

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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