# Accident 19790506007279A: Beech B24R, Bertrand, NE, May 6, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1979, 22:51 local time
- Place: Bertrand, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5263° N, 99.6324° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bertrand, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5263&lon=-99.6324&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9345S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9345S) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 184 total, 46 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79FCJ17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCJ17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790506007279A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN UNSUITABLE TERRAIN AFTER ENGINE STOPPED DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## 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 MKC79FCJ17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCJ17), May 6, 1979: Beech B24R (N9345S), Bertrand, NE, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9345S (1)

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

- [Incident 19811108089519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811108089519I), Nov 8, 1981: Beech B24R (N9345S), Prescott, AZ, Minor damage. Veered sideways on leveloff. Hit runway in crab and bounced. Impact sheared off nose gear.

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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