# NTSB Accident LAX03CA286
> **Beech 58** · 2003-09-13 · Kneeland, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX03CA286
- **Event ID:** 20031219X02070
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-09-13
- **Location:** Kneeland, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.716667, -123.927497
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Beech
- **Model:** 58
- **Registration:** N258SJ
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

poor braking action due to the undulating runway surface and crumbling asphalt resulting in an on ground encounter with terrain.  Contributing to the accident was the necessity for the pilot to fly an increased approach angle due to the trees at the approach end, a displaced threshold, short runway length, and descending embankment in proximity to the runway surface.

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