# Incident 19790501025479I: Beech C24R, Washington, DC, May 1, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1979, 15:45 local time
- Place: Washington, DC
- Airport: National
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8951° N, 77.0364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8951&lon=-77.0364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18969, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18969-1982-11-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C24R (registry code 1151254, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C24R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,198 total, 30 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/19790501025479I

## Narrative

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

PILOT TOUCHED DOWN WITH EXCESS SPEED, BALLOONED, APPLIED FORWARD PRESSURE, BENT THE PROP TIPS.

## Other reports on N18969 (2)

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

- [Accident 19790607016669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790607016669A), Jun 7, 1979: Beech C24R (N18969), Woodbridge, VA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Aircraft crashed and burned during attempted go around after aborted landing. Three fatal.
- [Incident 19780429014899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780429014899I), Apr 29, 1978: Beech B24R (N18969), Norfolk, VA, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on rollout. Safe gear down indication. Found defective nose gear down limit switch.

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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