# Accident 19790119001119A: Beech 60, Ruston, LA, January 19, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 1979, 14:30 local time
- Place: Ruston, LA
- Airport: Ruston
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5132° N, 92.5884° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RUSTON RGNL (RSN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5132&lon=-92.5884&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24188 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 60
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,010 total, 154 in this make and model, 78 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FRJ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRJ07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790119001119A

## Narrative

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

LANDED DOWNWIND FROM A VOR APPROACH.WEATHER BELOW CIRCLING MINIMUMS.OVERSHOT RUNWAY.STRUCK FENCE.

## 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 FTW79FRJ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRJ07), Jan 19, 1979: Beech B60 (N24188), Ruston, LA, substantial damage

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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