# Accident 19780930030579A: Beech C24R, Joplin, MO, September 30, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1978
- Place: Joplin, MO
- Airport: Joplin Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 37.1532° N, 94.4988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JOPLIN RGNL (JLN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1532&lon=-94.4988&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18767, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18767) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 101 total, 101 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78FCG71](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCG71) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780930030579A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC78FCG71](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCG71), Sep 30, 1978: Beech C24R (N18767), Joplin, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N18767 (1)

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

- [Incident 19840127015279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840127015279I), Jan 27, 1984: Beech C24R (N18767), Gulfshores, AL, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing. Wires were pulled out of nose gear micro switch due to improper installation.

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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