- Date
- August 1, 1972
- Place
- Lithonia, GA · LITHONIA, GA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8400CBeech 58
- Status
- Completed · report April 13, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168787
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4036 72/8/1 LITHONIA,GA BEECH 58 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 61, 2530 TIME - 1230 N8400C PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 1455 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GUNN AIRFIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HUTCHINSON,KANS LITHONIA,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- RUNWAY SLOPES DOWNWARD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8400C
- Reported as
- Beech 58
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gunn Airfield
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