Event LAX83LA081

1983-01-22 WATSONVILLE, California, United States Airport · WVI None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N1887L

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

BEECH B-60

Year of manufacture

1976 · 7 years old at event

Engine

LYCOMING TI0-541 SER (310 hp)

Seats / Engines

6 seats · 2 engines

Last airworthiness date

19760520

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A161BC

Registrant of record

ELLIN ROGER E JR

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N1887L Beech BE-60 None

Factual 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. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_LAX83LA081.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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