# Incident 19830912063969I: Beech B24R, Potomac, MD, September 12, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1983, 17:00 local time
- Place: Potomac, MD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 39.0209° N, 77.1898° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0209&lon=-77.1898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9196S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9196S) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,390 total, 650 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA83IA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA83IA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830912063969I

## Narrative

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

OIL ON WINDSHIELD, VIBRATION, LOST OIL PRESSURE AND POWER. LANDED IN A FIELD. BOGUS PARTS INSTALLED IN ENGINE.

## 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 DCA83IA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA83IA040), Sep 12, 1983: Beech B-24R (N9196S), Potomac, MD, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N9196S (1)

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

- [Incident 19840621038599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840621038599I), Jun 21, 1984: Beech C24R (N9196S), Washington, DC, Minor damage. Retracted the landing gear instead of the flaps on the landing roll.

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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