# NTSB LAX68D0120: Beech D-17S, N79091, Yucaipa, CA, September 10, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 10, 1967
- Place: Yucaipa, CA · YUCAIPA, CA
- Location: 34.0336° N, 117.0429° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yucaipa, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0336&lon=-117.0429&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 6, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114264
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX68D0120
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68D0120

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3304  67/9/10  NR.YUCAIPA,CALIF      BEECH D-17S         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 2500
        TIME - 1125                    N79091              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1400 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LINCOLN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- PLT STRUCK SOFT SAND OFF END OF DOWNHILL RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N79091](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79091-2021-07-31), registration cancelled 2021-07-31, S/N 1020, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D-17S
- Registry model: [Beech D17S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d17s) (registry code 1150538) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lincoln

## Other investigations on N79091 (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 CEN18FA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA192), May 25, 2018: Beech D17S (N79091), Santa Fe, NM, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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.

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