Beech C-23 accident near Huntington Bch, California, August 31, 1984
On August 31, 1984 at about 4:58 pm local time, a Beech C-23, registered N6695C, was substantially damaged in an accident near Huntington Bch, California (Meadowlark airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 31, 1984 · about 4:58 pm local time
- Place
- Huntington Bch, California · Meadowlark · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech C-23 · all C-23s on the register
- Registration
- N6695C · no longer on the register · serial M2390
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE 2330 FT RWY HAD A 674 FT DISPLACED THRESHOLD & POWER LINES NEAR THE APCH END. THE PLT REPORTED THAT DURING ARRIVAL, HE MADE A STEEP APCH WITH FULL FLAPS & MIN POWER. AFTER TOUCHING DOWN AT ABOUT MIDFIELD, HE REALIZED THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT RWY REMAINING & ELECTED TO GO AROUND BY ADDING FULL POWER & RETRACTING THE FLAPS. THE ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE, BUT CRASHED INTO A 2.5 FT DIRT BANK & FENCE ABOUT 170 FT FROM THE RWY, THEN SLID & DAMAGED 3 AUTOMOBILES.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instructor: airplane single-engine
- Flight time: 1,596 hours in all; 25 in this make and model; 168 in the last 90 days; 1,531 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 33 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, July 13, 1984; 15 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,450 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-360-A4K (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: OXR Oxnard CA at 4:00 pm
- Destination: L16
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 19, 2,330 ft by 36 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 250° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 81°F (27°C), dew point 66°F (19°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 4:45 pm from SNA
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
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