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NTSB CAROL · Event

Event LAX87LA166

1987-03-28 AGUA DULCE, California, United States Airport · L70 None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N223H

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

CESSNA 310

Year of manufacture

1956 · 31 years old at event

Engine

CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 hp)

Seats / Engines

5 seats · 2 engines

Last airworthiness date

19560718

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A1ECD5

Registrant of record

WATSON JAMES E JR

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE NON-MULTIENGINE RATED PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND HIS MULTIENGINE AIRPLANE ON A 4600 FOOT RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY HALF WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY AND SLID OFF THE DEPARTURE END. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES AFTER DEPARTING THE RUNWAY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_LAX87LA166.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.