# Accident 19811220078609A: Beech B24R, Greenville, SC, December 20, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 1981, 16:00 local time
- Place: Greenville, SC
- Airport: Downtown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8369° N, 82.3630° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenville, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8369&lon=-82.3630&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2517W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2517W-2014-09-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B24R (registry code 1151253, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B24R
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 180 total, 160 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811220078609A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED TO RESPOND FROM IDLE ON LANDING APPROACH. STRUCK EMBANKMENT SHORT OF RUNWAY. BROKEN THROTTLE BRACKET.

## 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 ATL82FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FA025), Dec 20, 1981: Beech 24R (N2517W), Greenville, SC, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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