# Incident 19780405008099I: Beech A24R, Pueblo, CO, April 5, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1978, 11:30 local time
- Place: Pueblo, CO
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 38.2544° N, 104.6091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pueblo, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2544&lon=-104.6091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9780L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9780L) (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
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,800 total, 248 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780405008099I

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT AFTER ENGINE LOST POWER ON APPROACH. FOUND BROKEN RETAINING STRAP ON ROCKER ARM COVER.

## Other reports on N9780L (1)

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

- [Incident 19820130003229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820130003229I), Jan 30, 1982: Beech A24R (N9780L), Colorado Spring, CO. Za engine quit after takeoff when vanes PN2140-21 failed in model 1171-00-1 electric fuel pump. Landed in field.

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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