# NTSB LAX84LA205: Beech BE-24, N60031, La Verne, CA, March 4, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 4, 1984, 00:11 local (08:11 UTC)
- Place: La Verne, CA
- Coordinates: 34.149784, -117.760406 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1498&lon=-117.7604&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 24190
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX84LA205
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/24190/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA205

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Undershoot, approach - faf/outer marker to threshold (ifr)
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)
  - ifr procedure - poor, pilot in command (cause)
  - , pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - below approach/landing minimums (contributing factor)
  - proper glidepath - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - light condition - dark night (contributing factor)
  - procedures/directives - not followed, pilot in command (cause)
  - judgment - poor, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, approach - faf/outer marker to threshold (ifr)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH BE-24
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: MC-636
- Engines: 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.

- Pilot; age 53; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19840304005269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840304005269A), Mar 4, 1984: Beech C24R, Laverne, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot allowed aircraft to go below glidepath on instrument approach. Crashed into terrain short of runway.

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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