# Accident 19890727025659A: Beech C24R, Lower Lake, CA, July 27, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1989, 18:00 local time
- Place: Lower Lake, CA
- Airport: Pearce Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8798° N, 122.5501° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8798&lon=-122.5501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18789, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18789-1990-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C24R (registry code 1151254, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C24R
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 711 total, 15 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA249) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890727025659A

## Narrative

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

DEVELOPED HIGH SINK RATE ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY. SAFETY PILOT CALLED FOR POWER TOO LATE. HIT HIGHWAY SHORT 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 LAX89LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA249), Jul 28, 1989: Beech C24R (N18789), Lower Lake, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO IDENTIFY THE SINK RATE SOON ENOUGH TO TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION.

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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