# Accident 19960724019709A: Piper PA31350, Kneeland, CA, July 24, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1996
- Place: Kneeland, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 40.8006° N, 124.1502° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8006&lon=-124.1502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48DH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48DH-1996-09-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA289) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960724019709A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED TOO FAST, OVERSHOT END OF RUNWAY AND STRUCK AN EMBANKMENT.

## 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 LAX96LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA289), Jul 24, 1996: Piper PA-31-350 (N48DH), Kneeland, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudgment of distance and speed, during the landing, and his failure to execute a go-around, when a proper touchdown point was not attained.

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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