LAX81DVM05

NTSB accident investigation · Beech C23 · San Jose, CA · November 27, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 27, 1980
Place
San Jose, CA · SAN JOSE, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6708NBeech C23
Status
Completed · report January 5, 1982
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19801127090579A
Case key
127520

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3776  80/11/27   SAN JOSE,CA         BEECH C23           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 32,
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N6708N              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  340 TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REID-HILLVIEW
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN JOSE,CA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.PILOT ABANDONED AIRCRAFT AFTER ACCIDENT.

Aircraft

Registration
N6708N
Reported as
Beech C23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Reid-Hillview

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.