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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech A36 · Temecula, CA · June 29, 1987

Date: June 29, 1987 · 18:20 local
Place: Temecula, CA
Airport: Private
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2025L
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX87LA248
Reported as: Beech A36
Reported engine: Continental IO520BA
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 976 total800 in this make and model55 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Encountered windshear on short final. Lost control and crashed. Warnings on airport charts for erratic winds.

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTERED WINDSHEAR ON SHORT FINAL. LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED. WARNINGS ON AIRPORT CHARTS FOR ERRATIC WINDS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX87LA248Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTemecula, CAThe aircraft made a hard landing when the pilot encountered turbulent crosswinds in the final stages of the landing approach. Both U.S. Government and aopa's airport directories contain warnings in the airport remarks sections of occasional strong turbulent…Jun 30, 1987 · Substantial damage