# Accident 19810723043939A: Beech C24R, Crestview, FL, July 23, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1981, 18:05 local time
- Place: Crestview, FL
- Airport: Bob Sikes
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7788° N, 86.5221° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BOB SIKES (CEW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7788&lon=-86.5221&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5070M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5070M-1982-11-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C24R (registry code 1151254, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C24R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,160 total, 75 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81DKJ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DKJ13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810723043939A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STALLED AND CRASHED DURING FINAL APPROACH FOR LANDING.

## 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 MIA81DKJ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DKJ13), Jul 23, 1981: Beech C-24R (N5070M), Crestview, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5070M (2)

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

- [Incident 19800806066479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800806066479I), Aug 6, 1980: Beech C24R (N5070M), Crestview, FL, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on roll out. Cause undetermind.
- [Incident 19790608015849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790608015849I), Jun 8, 1979: Beech C24R (N5070M), Carbonton, NC, Minor damage. Pilot operated full rich, use normal lean gph for planning. Ran out of fuel

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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