- Date
- March 4, 1984, 00:11 local (08:11 UTC)
- Place
- La Verne, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N60031Beech BE-24
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840304005269A
- Case key
- 24190
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Undershoot
Object - tree(s)Factor
Ifr procedure - poorCause
Cause
Weather condition - below approach/landing minimumsFactor
Proper glidepath - not maintainedCause
Light condition - dark nightFactor
Procedures/directives - not followedCause
Judgment - poorCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The acft collided with the ground short of the rwy during an ILS approach. The plt said he took his eyes off the panel to look outside and got off the glide slope. The plt also said the weather was below approach minimums. The ILS was checked by FAA after the accident and was found to be within tolerance.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N60031
- Reported as
- Beech BE-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- MC-636
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A1B, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- E.P. Marketing
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- PSP · Palm Springs, CA
- Destination
- POC · La Verne, CA
- Airport
- Brackett Field, runway 8R, 4,000 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 53
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,700 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Lowest ceiling
- 100 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 48 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.