- Date
- June 30, 1979
- Place
- Grass Valley, CA · GRASS VALLEY, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6628EBeech C23
- Status
- Completed · report October 16, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790630023769A
- Case key
- 135419
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2002 79/6/30 GRASS VALLEY,CA BEECH C23 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 29, 46 TOTAL TIME - 1100 N6628E PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NEVADA COUNTY AIR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP UKIAH,CA UKIAH,CA GRASS VALLEY,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- RUNWAY HAD CREST OR RISE HALFWAY DN RNWY.STUDENT THOUGHT IT WAS END OF RNWY.VEERD INTO DITCH BRKNG
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6628E
- Reported as
- Beech C23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Nevada County Air
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Other investigations on N6628E · 1
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