# Accident 19790424011289A: Beech C23, Phoenix, AZ, April 24, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1979, 18:50 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Deer Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24629, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24629) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,890 total, 152 in this make and model, 185 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79DUJ70](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ70) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790424011289A

## Narrative

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

WATER IN FUEL. ENGINE SPUTTERED. INSTRUCTOR SHUT DOWN ENGINE, MISSED FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT. UNDERSHOT.

## 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 LAX79DUJ70](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ70), Apr 24, 1979: Beech C-23 (N24629), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N24629 (1)

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

- [Incident 19820115033139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820115033139I), Jan 15, 1982: Beech C23 (N24629), Phoenix, AZ. Lost directional control on landing roll. Ran off side of runway.

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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