# Incident 19780626034839I: Beech A24R, Lancaster, CA, June 26, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1978, 14:21 local time
- Place: Lancaster, CA
- Airport: William J Fox
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N9227S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9227S-2013-12-05) (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 A24R
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 195 total, 30 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/19780626034839I

## Narrative

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

PILOT HIT NOSE FIRST, PORPOISED, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

## Other reports on N9227S (1)

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

- [Incident 19900101003319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900101003319I), Jan 1, 1990: Beech B24R (N9227S), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. Hard landing. Bounced twice. Nose gear collapsed rearward. Touched down on nose gear.

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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