# NTSB LAX81FVM18: Beech C23, N56SB, Grover City, CA, April 5, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 5, 1981
- Place: Grover City, CA · GROVER CITY, CA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 4 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 31, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126498
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FVM18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVM18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1376   81/4/5    GROVER CITY,CA      BEECH C23           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 173
        TIME - 1730                    N56SB               PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 54 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OCEANO COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GOLETA,CA                   GROVER CITY,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N56SB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56SB-1982-11-12), registration cancelled 1982-11-12, S/N M-2169 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Registry model: [Beech C23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (registry code 1151242) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Oceano County

## 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 19810405014089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810405014089A), Apr 5, 1981: Beech 23BEECH, Grover City, CA, Destroyed. Pilot landed aircraft long and allowed it to run off end of runway. Pilot claims engine problem.

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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