# Incident 19790823023249I: Beech C24R, Lawrenceville, IL, August 23, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1979, 18:45 local time
- Place: Lawrenceville, IL
- Airport: Vincennes Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7263° N, 87.6873° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lawrenceville, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7263&lon=-87.6873&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18909, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18909) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C24R (registry code 1151254, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C24R
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 6 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/19790823023249I

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING BROKE NOSE WHEEL OFF.

## Other reports on N18909 (1)

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

- [Incident 19960121004049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960121004049I), Jan 21, 1996: Beech C24R (N18909), Sturgis, MI, Minor damage. Narrative: broken wire in landing gear actuation system caused system to malfunction resulting in aircraft having to perform an emergency landing. Mr. J.a.…

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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