# Incident 19820130003229I: Beech A24R, Colorado Spring, CO, January 30, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 1982, 14:13 local time
- Place: Colorado Spring, CO
- Airport: Usaf Academy
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9725° N, 104.8211° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at USAF Academy Airfield (AFF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9725&lon=-104.8211&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9780L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9780L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A24R (registry code 1151252, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A24R
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,969 total, 8 in this make and model, 135 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820130003229I

## Narrative

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

ZA ENGINE QUIT AFTER TAKEOFF WHEN VANES PN2140-21 FAILED IN MODEL 1171-00-1 ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP. LANDED IN FIELD.

## Other reports on N9780L (1)

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

- [Incident 19780405008099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780405008099I), Apr 5, 1978: Beech A24R (N9780L), Pueblo, CO. Forced landing on airport after engine lost power on approach. Found broken retaining strap on rocker arm cover.

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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