- Date
- May 13, 1979
- Place
- Palo Alto, CA · PALO ALTO, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7944DBeech H35
- Status
- Completed · report August 21, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790513016219A
- Case key
- 135417
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2000 79/5/13 PALO ALTO,CA BEECH H35 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 57, 2070 TIME - 2111 N7944D PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 470 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PALO ALTO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP PALO ALTO,CA PALO ALTO,CA LITTLE RIVER,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7944D
- Reported as
- Beech H35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Palo Alto
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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