# Incident 19790805029529I: Beech B24R, Belen, NM, August 5, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1979, 02:35 local time
- Place: Belen, NM
- Airport: Alexander
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7666° N, 106.8085° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belen, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7666&lon=-106.8085&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6588R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6588R) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 3 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/19790805029529I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HAD ELECTRICAL FAILURE PROBABLE DUE TO PILOTS FAILURE TO TURN ON ALTERNATOR SWITCH.

## Other reports on N6588R (1)

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

- [Incident 19970818028399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970818028399I), Aug 18, 1997: Beech B24R (N6588R), Greenwood, MS, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot advised that after departure all radios went out. He circled pattern, checked electrical system and while on final approach forgot to manually…

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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