# Accident 19791223035039A: Beech B24R, Cloverdale, CA, December 23, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1979, 10:10 local time
- Place: Cloverdale, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7948° N, 123.0147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cloverdale, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7948&lon=-123.0147&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6991R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6991R-1981-10-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B24R (registry code 1151253, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B24R
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 12 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FVD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVD07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791223035039A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ENROUTE. CRASH LANDED IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. FOUND LEAKY, WORN-OUT FUEL INJECTOR SERVO.

## 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 LAX80FVD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVD07), Dec 23, 1979: Beech B24R (N6991R), Cloverdale, CA, destroyed

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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