# Incident 19831028068729I: Beech C24R, Stratford, CT, October 28, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1983, 17:30 local time
- Place: Stratford, CT
- Airport: Igor Sikorsky Mem
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1845° N, 73.1332° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stratford, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1845&lon=-73.1332&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66303, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66303) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C24R (registry code 1151254, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C24R
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,350 total, 15 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831028068729I

## Narrative

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

NOSE DROPPED ON T-O ROLL. PROP HIT RUNWAY. BECAME AIRBORNE THEN ABORTED. LANDED GEAR UP. AUTO GEAR MALFUNCTIONED.

## Other reports on N66303 (1)

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

- [Incident 20101220055189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101220055189I), Dec 20, 2010: Beech C24R (N66303), Tallahassee, FL, Minor damage. Aircraft indcated three green down and locked landing gear indications. Normal landing and during rollout the nose gear failed and collapsed. The aircraft…

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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