Beechcraft C-45H N105DK

Summary

On 11 August 1987 at about 16:30 local time, a Beechcraft C-45H registered N105DK was involved in an accident near Auburn, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

11 August 1987 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Auburn, California, United States

Nearest airport

Auburn Muni (AUN)

Coordinates

38.9203, -121.0690

Aircraft

Beechcraft C-45H

Registration

N105DK

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Ferry

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

S. Lake Tahoe → Auburn

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX87LA302

Nobody was injured.

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 AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A DITCH AFTER A LOSS OF CONTROL DURING LANDING ROLLOUT. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT. ATTEMPTED BRAKING ACTION WAS INEFFECTIVE. THE AIRCRAFT HAD A HISTORY OF BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE ACFT HAD BEEN GROUND LOOPED TWICE PREVIOUSLY. MAINTENANCE HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON THE AIRCRAFT BRAKE SYSTEM TWO DAYS PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT. THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS EXAMINED AND THE LEFT BRAKE WAS DETERMINED TO BE DRAGGING. THE DITCH WAS WITHIN THE RUNWAY SAFETY AREA. THE AIRPORT IS AFFECTED BY A GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. UNDER THE FEDERAL GRANT AGREEMENTS THE MUNICIPALITY MUST MAINTAIN THE AIRPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH POLICIES, STANDARDS, AND SPECIFICATIONS FOUND IN ADVISORY CIRCULARS. AC 150/5300-4B STATES THE RUNWAY SAFETY AREA SHOULD BE CAPABLE TO SUPPORTING THE OCCASIONAL PASSAGE OF AIRCRAFT WITHOUT CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.