# NTSB OAK66D0039: Beechcraft D-17S, N1254N, Tunnel Meadow, CA, July 4, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 4, 1965
- Place: Tunnel Meadow, CA · TUNNEL MEADOW, CA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 27, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176874
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK66D0039
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66D0039

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1776   65/7/4    TUNNEL MEADOW CAL   BEECHCRAFT D-17S    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 57, 7500
        TIME - 1135                    N1254N              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 314 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TUNNEL MEADOWS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      80
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           45                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1254N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT D-17S
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tunnel Meadows

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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