NTSB LAX83LA081 — 1983-01-22 · WATSONVILLE, California, United States

Current FAA registration · N1887L

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

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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