# Incident 19790622017279I: Beech C24R, Washington, DC, June 22, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1979
- Place: Washington, DC
- Airport: Dulles
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- 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: N2257L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2257L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C24R (registry code 1151254, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C24R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 100 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/19790622017279I

## Narrative

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

TOWER AND PASSENGERS OBSERVED SPARKS DURING TAKEOFF, RETURNED. ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS DAMAGED FROM HIGH VOLTAGE

## Other reports on N2257L (1)

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

- [Incident 19890601027799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890601027799I), Jun 1, 1989: Beech C24R (N2257L), Clinton, MD, Minor damage. Did not verify gear down. Performed checklist from memory on final. Landed with gear up.

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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