Beechcraft BE-60 N1887L
22 January 1983 · Watsonville, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 January 1983 at about 20:50 local time, a Beechcraft BE-60 registered N1887L was involved in an accident near Watsonville, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Watsonville, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Watsonville (WVI)
- Coordinates
- 36.9496, -121.7199
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft BE-60
- Registration
- N1887L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Apple Valley → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX83LA081
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT OVERRAN THE RUNWAY AND COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR DURING A LANDING IN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT CONDITIONS. HE HAD BEGUN A MISSED APPROACH PROCEDURE DUE TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS WHEN HE NOTICED HE COULD STILL SEE THE RUNWAY AND DECIDED HE COULD MAKE A LANDING. HE SAID HE LANDED JUST BEYOND THRESHOLD BUT WITNESSES SAID HE LANDED 2/3 BEYOND THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD. THE PILOT BLAMED HYDROPLANING FOR THE OVERRUN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft BE-60 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Dec 1985 | Beechcraft BE-60 | Lexington, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Dec 2000 | Beechcraft BE-60 | Addison, Texas, United States | Richard D. Goldman | No injuries | - |
| 8 Feb 2000 | Beechcraft BE-60 | Halle-Oppin, Germany | Heda KG | No injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 2002 | Beechcraft BE-60 | Mexia, Texas, United States | Dale Lee Lockart | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Jan 2003 | Beechcraft BE-60 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Oct 2004 | Beechcraft BE-60 | Asheville, North Carolina, United States | Rafael Zur | Fatal | 4 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 1983 | Enstrom F280C | Concord, California, United States | Air Executive | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 1983 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-CD | Compton, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Mar 1983 | Van's RV-3A | Bakersfield, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1983 | Cessna 150L | Daggett, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 1983 | Cessna 172N | Woodland, California, United States | River City Air/Charter | Minor injuries | - |
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