# Accident 19830122001409A: Beech 60, Watsonville, CA, January 22, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 1983, 12:50 local time
- Place: Watsonville, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9496° N, 121.7199° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9496&lon=-121.7199&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1887L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1887L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B-60 (registry code 1153605, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b-60) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-541 series (registry code 41536, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-541-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 60
- Reported engine: LYC TIO541E1C4
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 550 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830122001409A

## Narrative

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

LANDED LONG DOWNWIND ON A WET RUNWAY. UNABLE TO STOP. RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY INTO SOFT MUD.

## 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 LAX83LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA081), Jan 22, 1983: Beech BE-60 (N1887L), Watsonville, 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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