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Cessna 310C N6674B

29 October 2003 · Los Angeles, California, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 29 October 2003 at about 00:26 local time, a Cessna 310C registered N6674B was involved in an accident near Los Angeles, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 00:26
Classification
Accident
Location
Los Angeles, California, United States
Nearest airport
Whiteman (WHP)
Coordinates
34.2656, -118.4136
Aircraft
Cessna 310C
Registration
N6674B
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Las Vegas → Los Angeles
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX04LA030

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The pilot's misjudgment of distance and speed on the approach resulting in an overrun.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The aircraft landed long, overran the departure end of the runway, and collided with an airport perimeter fence. On final approach the pilot executed a go-around because he was not properly aligned with the active runway. The pilot said that on the second approach he "landed long and too fast," overran the departure end of the runway and collided with the airport perimeter fence. The pilot said there were no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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