# Accident 19730306010169A: Beech A24R, Jacksonville, FL, March 6, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1973
- Place: Jacksonville, FL
- Airport: Craig Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 30.3322° N, 81.6557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jacksonville, FL, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3322&lon=-81.6557&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8017R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8017R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A24R (registry code 1151252, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A24R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 302 total, 302 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA73FLA29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FLA29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730306010169A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA73FLA29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FLA29), Mar 6, 1973: Beech A24R (N8017R), Jacksonville, FL, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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