# Accident 19731213041359A: Beech A24R, Cocoa Beach, FL, December 13, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 1973
- Place: Cocoa Beach, FL
- Airport: Deland Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Go Around
- Location: 28.3291° N, 80.6275° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cocoa Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3291&lon=-80.6275&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24625, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24625) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,085 total, 109 in this make and model, 207 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74DLD51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DLD51) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731213041359A

## Narrative

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

ABORTED TKOF ACFT LNDD HARD IP INITIATED GO-AROUND.LNDD OK WHEELS UP A PATRICK AFB.GR FOUND DELAND

## 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 MIA74DLD51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DLD51), Dec 13, 1973: Beech A24R (N24625), Cocoa Beach, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N24625 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20240209001709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240209001709I), Feb 9, 2024: Beech A24R (N24625), Tallahassee, FL, Minor damage. [privacy data omitted], BE24, landed with the Landing gear retracted on runway 9.
- [Incident 19910116000589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910116000589I), Jan 16, 1991: Beech A24R (N24625), Tulsa, OK, Minor damage. Instructor forgot to lower gear and landed gear up. Pilots stated they heard no gear horn.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.