# Accident 19800929049629A: Beech B24R, Decatur, AL, September 29, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1980, 16:30 local time
- Place: Decatur, AL
- Airport: Pryor
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6541° N, 86.9454° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PRYOR FLD RGNL (DCU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6541&lon=-86.9454&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2225L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2225L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C24R (registry code 1151254, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B24R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 683 total, 506 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL80DKJ32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80DKJ32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800929049629A

## Narrative

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

PORPOISED ON BAD LANDING UNTIL NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED.

## 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 ATL80DKJ32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80DKJ32), Sep 29, 1980: Beech C24R (N2225L), Decatur, AL, substantial damage

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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