# NTSB UNK64X3268: Beechcraft M23, N23811, Carpenteria, CA, August 8, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 8, 1964
- Place: Carpenteria, CA · CARPENTERIA, CA
- Location: 34.3862° N, 119.5082° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carpinteria, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3862&lon=-119.5082&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 23, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182352
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3268
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3268

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2386   64/8/8    CARPENTERIA CALIF   BEECHCRAFT M23      CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 24, 24 TOTAL
        TIME - 1810                    N23811              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PARSONA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N23811 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT M23
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Parsona

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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