# Incident 19800626049059I: Beech B24R, West Memphis, AR, June 26, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1980, 17:30 local time
- Place: West Memphis, AR
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1496° N, 90.1993° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Memphis, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1496&lon=-90.1993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9165S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9165S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B24R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 15 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/19800626049059I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT PORPOISED THREE TIMES.NOSE GEAR FAILED.

## Other reports on N9165S (1)

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

- [Accident 19761002033129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761002033129A), Oct 2, 1976: Beech C23 (N9165S), Culver, IN, Substantial damage. Rolled dwn an embankment.

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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