# Accident 19730831042669A: Beech A24R, Jackson, MI, August 31, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1973
- Place: Jackson, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 42.2434° N, 84.4049° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jackson, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2434&lon=-84.4049&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8048R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8048R-1974-04-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A24R (registry code 1151252, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A24R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 282 total, 98 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74AC019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AC019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730831042669A

## Narrative

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

THUNDERSTORMS ENROUTE.FLEW INTO AREA OF REPORTED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY.OUTER WING PANELS SEPD.

## 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 CHI74AC019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AC019), Aug 31, 1973: Beech A24R (N8048R), Jackson, MI, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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