# Accident 19810715041229A: Beech C24R, Bennettsville, SC, July 15, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1981, 19:10 local time
- Place: Bennettsville, SC
- Airport: Marlboro Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6282° N, 79.6860° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bennettsville, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6282&lon=-79.6860&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77VS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77VS-1985-03-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C24R (registry code 1151254, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C24R
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,893 total, 0 in this make and model, 78 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FLG15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FLG15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810715041229A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AND LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY ON PRACTICE ENGINE-OUT LANDING. CLAIMS ENGINE QUIT. NO ENGINE DEFECTS FOUND.

## 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 ATL81FLG15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FLG15), Jul 15, 1981: Beech C24R (N77VS), Bennettsville, SC, 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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