- Date
- May 29, 1978
- Place
- China Lake, CA · CHINA LAKE, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8244EBeech D45
- Status
- Completed · report August 10, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780529018369A
- Case key
- 141971
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1613 78/5/29 CHINA LAKE,CA BEECH D45 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 382 TIME - 2145 N8244E PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 227 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NAF CHINA LAKE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SACRAMENTO,CA CHINA LAKE,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- HIT LIP ON END OF RUNWAY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8244E
- Reported as
- Beech D45
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Naf China Lake
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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