# Accident 19810902054899A: Beech A24R, Yucca Valley, CA, September 2, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1981, 14:02 local time
- Place: Yucca Valley, CA
- Airport: Yucca Valley
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1298° N, 116.4069° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at YUCCA VALLEY (L22), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1298&lon=-116.4069&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9778L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9778L-1989-09-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A24R (registry code 1151252, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A24R
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,965 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810902054899A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT ON APPROACH TO AIRPORT. SICK ENGINE NOT FULL POWER. STALLED. DIRT IN FUEL SCREENS, INJECTORS.

## 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 LAX82FA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA124), Sep 2, 1981: Beech A24R (N9778L), Yucca Valley, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N9778L (1)

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

- [Accident 19740530022459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740530022459A), May 30, 1974: Beech A24R (N9778L), Lincoln, CA, Substantial damage. Psgr at ctls,receiving instruction fm plt. Swerved off rwy,overran.l tank empty,selector on l tank.

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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