# Accident 19830813041059A: Beech A2324, Manassas, VA, August 13, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1983, 18:15 local time
- Place: Manassas, VA
- Airport: Manassas Municipal/Harry P Davis
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7468° N, 77.4826° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manassas, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7468&lon=-77.4826&mi=10
- Aircraft: N896CL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N896CL-1984-01-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23-24 (registry code 1151226, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A2324
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 233 total, 8 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA324) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830813041059A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED AND PORPOISED LANDING. NOSE GEAR FOLDED. FIRE ERUPTED IN ENGINE. PUT OUT BY FIRE DEPARTMENT.

## 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 ATL83LA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA324), Aug 13, 1983: Beech A23-24 (N896CL), Manasses, VA, 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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