# Accident 19760510012679A: Beech B24R, Freeport, IL, May 10, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1976
- Place: Freeport, IL
- Airport: Freeport Albertus
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Final Approach
- Location: 42.2890° N, 89.6343° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Freeport, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2890&lon=-89.6343&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1938L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1938L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B24R (registry code 1151253, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B24R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 441 total, 27 in this make and model, 124 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76FEE57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEE57) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760510012679A

## Narrative

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

SIMULATED ENG FAIL,PROLONGED PERIOD AT IDLE WITH MIXT FULL RICH.HIT TREES ABT 120FT SHORT OF 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 CHI76FEE57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEE57), May 10, 1976: Beech B24R (N1938L), Freeport, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1938L (1)

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

- [Incident 19841203070229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841203070229I), Dec 3, 1984: Beech B24R (N1938L), Broadwater, NE, Minor damage. Engine quit running. Pilot landed in stubble field. Injector fitting for fuel line to flow divider loose.

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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