# NTSB LAX87LA302: Beech C-45H, N105DK, Auburn, CA, August 11, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 11, 1987, 09:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place: Auburn, CA
- Coordinates: 38.92028, -121.069 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9203&lon=-121.0690&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 16, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 25664
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX87LA302
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/25664/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA302

## Sequence of events

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

- Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction, landing - roll
  - landing gear,normal brake system - failure,partial (cause)
  - brakes(normal) - not corrected, company maintenance personnel (cause)
  - landing gear,normal brake system - binding(mechanical) (cause)
- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - directional control - not possible
- Main gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - airport facilities,runway safety area - ditch (contributing factor)
  - runway maintenance - not performed, airport personnel (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A DITCH AFTER A LOSS OF CONTROL DURING LANDING ROLLOUT. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT. ATTEMPTED BRAKING ACTION WAS INEFFECTIVE. THE AIRCRAFT HAD A HISTORY OF BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE ACFT HAD BEEN GROUND LOOPED TWICE PREVIOUSLY. MAINTENANCE HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON THE AIRCRAFT BRAKE SYSTEM TWO DAYS PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT. THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS EXAMINED AND THE LEFT BRAKE WAS DETERMINED TO BE DRAGGING. THE DITCH WAS WITHIN THE RUNWAY SAFETY AREA. THE AIRPORT IS AFFECTED BY A GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. UNDER THE FEDERAL GRANT AGREEMENTS THE MUNICIPALITY MUST MAINTAIN THE AIRPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH POLICIES, STANDARDS, AND SPECIFICATIONS FOUND IN ADVISORY CIRCULARS. AC 150/5300-4B STATES THE RUNWAY SAFETY AREA SHOULD BE CAPABLE TO SUPPORTING THE OCCASIONAL PASSAGE OF AIRCRAFT WITHOUT CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N105DK](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N105DK-2011-06-28), registration cancelled 2011-06-28, S/N 52-10620, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C-45H
- Registry model: [Beech C-45H](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45h) (registry code 1151018) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 5210620
- Airframe hours: 5907
- Engines: P&W R-985-AN14B 450 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Ferry, Part 91
- Registered owner: Auburn Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, March 20, 1987, 90 hours before
- Departed: TVL, S. LAKE TAHOE, CA
- Destination: AUN, AUBURN, CA
- Airport: AUN, Auburn Muni, runway 25, 3,100 × 60 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 58; airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 14,567 total, 527 in this make and model, 10,000 as pilot in command, 178 in the last 90 days, 58 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 75 °F

## 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 19870811082879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870811082879A), Aug 11, 1987: Beech C45H, Auburn, CA, Substantial damage. Veered off runway into a drainage ditch. Used hard braking near end of runway. Had prior brake defects.

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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