# Incident 19800427044589I: Beech C24R, Morristown, NY, April 27, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1980, 12:16 local time
- Place: Morristown, NY
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5840° N, 75.6455° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morristown, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5840&lon=-75.6455&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5286M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5286M) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 464 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/19800427044589I

## Narrative

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

ALTERNATOR NOT OPERATING AT TAKEOFF, ELECTRICAL FAILURE SOON AFTER. LANDED WITH GEAR PARTIALLY DOWN, COLLAPSED.

## Other reports on N5286M (2)

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

- [Incident 20170605005299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170605005299I), Jun 5, 2017: Beech C24R (N5286M), Bremerton, WA, Minor damage. At approx 1300 while on a self training flight, pilot on landing frogot to place to gear down, landed on belly, minor damage to aircraft no injuries. Pliot…
- [Incident 19930420026369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930420026369I), Apr 20, 1993: Beech C24R (N5286M), Winnsboro, SC, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing rollout. Found down limit switch had failed.

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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