# Accident 19740810025919A: Beech A24R, Lancaster, CA, August 10, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1974
- Place: Lancaster, CA
- Airport: Wm.J.Fox
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 34.6980° N, 118.1367° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lancaster, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6980&lon=-118.1367&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66BW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66BW-2013-02-13) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 170 total, 40 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX75FUQ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FUQ04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740810025919A

## Narrative

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

PORPOISED & SWERVED OFF RWY.

## 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 LAX75FUQ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FUQ04), Aug 10, 1974: Beech A24R (N66BW), Lancaster, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N66BW (1)

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

- [Accident 19860901082219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860901082219A), Sep 1, 1986: Beech A24R (N66BW), Kent, WA, Destroyed. The engine lost power during takeoff. Aircraft struck a tree during the forced landing. Cause of failure unknown.

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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