# Incident 19800523053139I: Beech A2324, Lancaster, CA, May 23, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1980, 11:11 local time
- Place: Lancaster, CA
- Airport: Fox
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6980° N, 118.1367° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lancaster, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6980&lon=-118.1367&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3688Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3688Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23-24 (registry code 1151226, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A2324
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 225 total, 25 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/19800523053139I

## Narrative

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

PRECAUTIONARY LANDING MADE AFTER HEARING LOUD POP. EXHAUST FLANGE HAD BROKEN OFF.

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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