# Incident 19780708042869I: Beech C24R, Hailey, ID, July 8, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1978, 10:30 local time
- Place: Hailey, ID
- Airport: Friedman Memorial
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5038° N, 114.2956° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FRIEDMAN MEML (SUN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5038&lon=-114.2956&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18996, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18996) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C24R (registry code 1151254, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C24R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 400 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/19780708042869I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER TOUCHDOWN. LIGHTS SHOWED GEAR SAFE ALTHOUGH NOSE GEAR WAS NOT LOCKED. FAULTY SWITCH WIRE.

## Other reports on N18996 (1)

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

- [Incident 19910423012059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910423012059I), Apr 23, 1991: Beech C24R (N18996), Santa Fe, NM, Minor damage. On a short field landing pilot let sink rate increase and made a hard landing.

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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