- Date
- October 8, 1973
- Place
- Calexico, CA · CALEXICO, CA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9733RBeech M35
- Status
- Completed · report November 7, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731008030829A
- Case key
- 188516
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2861 73/10/8 CALEXICO,CALIF BEECH M35 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 1889 TIME - 1510 N9733R PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CALEXICO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MEXICALI,MEX LAS VEGAS,NEV CALEXICO,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 75 280 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 20 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN DVFR REMARKS- DOWNDRAFT,GUSTING TO 35K. LND 230 FT SHORT OF RWY. DMGD R WG. S TURNS ON APCH DUE PRIOR LDG ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9733R
- Reported as
- Beech M35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Calexico
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.