# Accident 19780529018369A: Beech D45, China Lake, CA, May 29, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1978
- Place: China Lake, CA
- Airport: Naf China Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 35.6508° N, 117.6617° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of China Lake, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6508&lon=-117.6617&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8244E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8244E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D-45 (registry code 1152012, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d-45) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D45
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 382 total, 227 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78DUQ36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUQ36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780529018369A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

HIT LIP ON END OF RUNWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX78DUQ36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUQ36), May 29, 1978: Beech D45 (N8244E), China Lake, CA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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