# Incident 19780823047919I: Beech B24R, Prarieville, LA, August 23, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1978, 12:00 local time
- Place: Prarieville, LA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3135° N, 90.9581° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Prairieville, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3135&lon=-90.9581&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1957L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1957L) (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: 500 total, 150 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/19780823047919I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO EXTEND GEAR FOR LANDING. MASTER SWITCH TURNED OFF TO SILENCE HORN AT LOW POWER SETTING ON LET DOWN

## Other reports on N1957L (1)

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

- [Incident 19801203085889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801203085889I), Dec 3, 1980: Beech B24R (N1957L), Hammond, LA, Minor damage. Zd ran off side of runway after emergency landing. Aileron control rod had broken.

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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