- Date
- October 11, 1985, 19:00 local (Oct 12, 1985, 02:00 UTC)
- Place
- Ruth, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1983WBeech B19
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851011051259A
- Case key
- 24996
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Analysis
The 117 hr pvt plt completed a 50 min flt at dusk & prepared for ldg on rwy 31. The plt had never landed on that rwy before & stated that he was unaware of the remarks contained in the arpt/facility directory indicating that the threshold for rwy 31 had been displaced 70' because of the presence of a berm. The acft was low on short final apch & collided with the berm.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1983W
- Reported as
- Beech B19
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- MB-665
- Airframe hours
- 5,007
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E3D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Altar Aviation Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · July 1, 1985 · 93 hours before
- Departed
- FOT · Fortuna, CA
- Destination
- Q95 · Ruth, CA
- Airport
- Q95 · Ruth, runway 31, 3,170 × 45 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 118 total · 20 in this make and model · 97 as pilot in command · 21 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 300° at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 50 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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