# Incident 19780704042059I: Beech A24R, Houston, TX, July 4, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1978, 22:30 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Hobby
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N234DD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N234DD-2007-05-19) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 317 total, 58 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/19780704042059I

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE HARD LANDING AT ANDRAU AIRPORT. BOUNCED, ADDED POWER, THEN WENT TO HOBBY. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

## Other reports on N234DD (1)

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

- [Accident 20040209010929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040209010929A), Feb 9, 2004: Beech A24R (N234DD), Mena, AR, Substantial damage. (-23) Feb 8, 2004 at 2:15 pm CST the aircraft departed on a ferry permit from Mena ar to houston, TX. Aircraft departed on south runway made a left turn while…

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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