# Accident 19930215002319A: Beech C35BEECH, Susanville, CA, February 15, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1993, 16:40 local time
- Place: Susanville, CA
- Airport: Susanville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5707° N, 120.6092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5707&lon=-120.6092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1844D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1844D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C35 (registry code 1151508, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C35BEECH
- Reported engine: CONT E2258
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,294 total, 2,894 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930215002319A

## Narrative

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

LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY. PILOT BLAMED A SUDDEN BRIEF WHITEOUT CAUSED HIM TO MISJUDGE HEIGHT. VFR WAS NOT RECOMMENDED

## 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 LAX93LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA121), Feb 16, 1993: Beech C35 (N1844D), Susanville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POORLY PLANNED APPROACH. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S MISJUDGING HIS DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE AND THE PREVAILING LIGHT SNOW CONDITIONS.

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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