# Accident 19870811082879A: Beech C45H, Auburn, CA, August 11, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1987, 09:30 local time
- Place: Auburn, CA
- Airport: Auburn Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: PTHG
- Location: 38.9203° N, 121.0690° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9203&lon=-121.0690&mi=10
- Aircraft: N105DK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N105DK-2011-06-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C-45H (registry code 1151018, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C45H
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,567 total, 527 in this make and model, 178 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA302) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870811082879A

## Narrative

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

VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH. USED HARD BRAKING NEAR END OF RUNWAY. HAD PRIOR BRAKE DEFECTS.

## 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 LAX87LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA302), Aug 11, 1987: Beech C-45H (N105DK), Auburn, 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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